Isabel de Bobadilla Web Font

The daughter of Spanish conquistador and administrator Pedro Arias de Ávila (Pedrarias Dávila), doña Isabel de Bobadilla’s remarkable life is often overshadowed by the exploits of her father and her husband. In 1536, doña Isabel married Hernando de Soto, a veteran of Francisco Pizarro’s conquest expedition to Peru. Three years later, doña Isabel accompanied Soto to Cuba, from where he launched his failed expedition to conquer and settle Florida.  
 
In her husband’s absence, Bobadilla served as Cuba’s governor between 1539-1543. Shortly after her husband’s death, doña Isabel initiated a lengthy legal dispute against her husband’s long-time business partner, Hernán Ponce de León. The dispute lasted for more than a decade and generated more 3,700 pages of records, providing unique insight into the life of Cuba’s first female governor.  
 
The Isabel de Bobadilla font was inspired by this protracted legal dispute, with the letters coming from the various scribes who recorded its details. 

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The shape and size of the letters found in historical documents varied widely. As such, the spacing for these authentically historical fonts also fluctuates from style to style, with many of the letters extending beyond one or two lines. For best results, we recommend double spacing when using these fonts.

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