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Bobadilla

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[baw-vah-thee-lyah, -thee-yah] / ˌbɔ vɑˈði lyɑ, -ˈði yɑ /

noun

  1. Francisco de died 1502, Spanish colonial governor in the West Indies: sent Columbus back to Spain in chains.


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“The gesture that some people find vulgar really caught my eye,” Bobadilla said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

Federal prosecutors say Herlinda Bobadilla, 61, was the matriarch of the family-run Montes-Bobadilla cartel, which is based in the northeastern coast of Honduras on the Caribbean Sea.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022

They say they tracked down Herlinda Bobadilla and her sons Tito and Juan Carlos in the mountains of Colón province using aerial surveillance.

From BBC • May 16, 2022

Suzanna Bobadilla, 28, learned about the shooting while she was on vacation in Connecticut with friends from college.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2019

Inside the museum there’s a bronze weathervane of Dona Ines de Bobadilla, Cuba’s first woman governor, holding the Cross of Calatrava.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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