Isabel de Bobadilla
Isabel de Bobadilla | |
|---|---|
| Inés de Bobadilla | |
La Giradilla on the watchtower of the Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Cuba | |
| 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.