Back to Women’s Stories Elizabeth Neily tells the crowd at De Soto National Memorial, Bradenton about women’s roles in New Spain and Florida. As one of the first women to arrive in La Florida in 1528., Maria accompanied her husband on the Panfilo de Narváez expedition. Women on the expedition? Sí! Governor Panfilo de Narváez was commissioned by King Charles V, to start … Continue reading Maria Velásquez – Conquistadora