Inés de Bobadilla

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Inés de Bobadilla sometimes Isabel de Bobadilla (?-1543) was the daughter of Pedro Arias Dávila (1440? - 1531) and Isabel de Bobadilla, she married, in 1537, Hernando de Soto who was then named governor of Cuba and Adelantado de Florida. Her husband leaving Cuba for his expedition in Florida, from 1539 to 1543, she became the only woman governor of Cuba. The Castillo de la Real Fuerza (built in 1558) in Cuba has a statue on its watchtower, representing a woman, La Giraldilla,it is suggested, it was placed there to honor Inès de Bobadilla^[1] who is said to have watched every day the return of her husband.

[edit] References

1. ^ (Spanish) Castillo de la Real Fuerza. Paseos por La Habana .com. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.

• Conquistadoras : mujeres heroicas de la conquista de América ; Carlos B Vega ; Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., 2003. OCLC 52799815
• Leyendas cubanas : a collection of Cuban legends ; Olympia B González ; Lincolnwood, Ill. : National Textbook Company, 1997. OCLC 36475899

[edit] External links

• Female Governors of External Territories - Acting Governor Ines de Bobadilla. Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Retrieved on 2007-07-13.

Persondata
NAME	Bobadilla, Inés de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bobadilla, Isabel de
SHORT DESCRIPTION	governor of Cuba, wife of Hernando de Soto
DATE OF BIRTH	?
PLACE OF BIRTH	?
DATE OF DEATH	1543
PLACE OF DEATH	Cuba