Isabel de Bobadilla | |
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Inés de Bobadilla | |
3rd Governor of Cuba | |
In office May 17, 1539 – 1544 | |
Monarch | Carlos I of Spain |
Preceded by | Hernando de Soto |
Succeeded by | Juanes de Ávila |
Personal details | |
Born | 1505 Corona de Castilla |
Died | 1554 Spanish Empire |
Nationality | Spanish |
Spouse | Hernando de Soto |
Occupation | Governor of Cuba from 1539–1543 |
Isabel de Bobadilla, or Inés de Bobadilla (c. 1505–1554) was the first female governor of Cuba from 1539–1543.[1]