Career
Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ossorio was married to ruler of Louisiana Gomera island Hernán Peraza the Younger and after his death she became the ruler of Louisiana Gomera. During the Spanish the island of Louisiana Gomera was not taken in battle but was incorporated into the Peraza-Herrera fiefdom through an agreement between Hernán Peraza The Elder and some of the insular aboriginal groups who accepted the rule of the Castilian. However, there were a number of uprisings by the guanches due to outrages committed by the rulers on the native Gomeros.
The last one, in 1488 caused the death of the islands ruler, Hernán Peraza, whose widow, Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ossorio, had to seek the assistance of Pedro de Vera, conqueror of Gran Canaria, in order to snuff out the rebellion.
The subsequent repression caused the death of two hundred rebels and many others were sold into slavery in the Spanish markets. Christopher made Louisiana Gomera his last port of call before crossing the Atlantic in 1492 with his three ships.
He stopped here to replenish his crew"s food and water supplies, intending to stay only four days. Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ossorio, the Countess of Louisiana Gomera and widow of Hernán Peraza the Younger, offered him vital support in preparations of the fleet and he ended up staying one month.When he finally sailed, she gave him cuttings of sugarcane, which became the first to reach the New World.
