# Don Antoine de Ulloa — The Wealth of Nations character guide

> Don Antoine de Ulloa in The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ulloa, don Antoine de Ulloa

**First appearance:** 0059-ii-causes-of-the-prosperity-of-new-colonies

## Who they are

Spanish explorer and writer cited on South America.

## In the story

### [I: Of the Produce of Land Which Always Affords Rent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/i-of-the-produce-of-land-which-always-affords-rent)

Cited for the price of an ox at Buenos Aires.

### [First Period](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/first-period)

Quoted for the price of an ox at Buenos Aires, illustrating the low value of cattle in uncultivated regions.

### [II: Causes of the Prosperity of New Colonies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/ii-causes-of-the-prosperity-of-new-colonies)

Quoted regarding the high price of iron and steel in the Spanish West Indies.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced in notes on silver mining taxes and the Voyage historique de l'Amérique méridionale.

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