Los Sobrevivientes de La Florida


Soto in Florida and that he had sailed for Panuco as captain of one
of the brigantines they had constructed. Romo is often mentioned
by Hernandez de Biedma, Rangel, Elvas and Garcilaso de la Vega,
as a captain of cavalry.116

 Ruiz, Bartolome. Stocking-maker from Sevilla who survived
the Florida expedition, Smith-292. There was a Bartolome Ruiz,
son of Francisco Ruiz Barragan and Elvira Jimenez, from Andujar,
Smith-318, which is a town east of C6rdoba, Andalucia, a province
in which Sevilla is also located.

 Ruiz, Juan. Son of Pedro Ruiz and Barbara Martinez, citizens
of Arroyuelo, SR-322. This may be the same carpenter and
survivor from Badajoz, Smith-293.

 Ruiz, Juan. Survivor from Sevilla, one of the four ailing
persons left at Pinuco, Smith-298.

 Ruiz Lobillo, Juan. An experienced soldier who had taken
part in the conquest of Cuzco in Peru prior to Florida. Between
May and July 1535, Ruiz had a large quantity of gold appraised in
Cuzco, for paying the corresponding taxes to the Crown.117 He
went from Peru to Spain to enroll in the army that would go to
Florida. In two different instances, Ruiz Lobillo testified that he
had been in Florida with Hernando de Soto. The first was in
Mexico in 1547, when he indicated that he was born around 1520
(?) in Setenil. He added that when he was in the conquest of
Florida he noticed the good quality of the land.118 His second
testimony was in Jerez, Spain, in 1560, where he reaffirmed his
participation in the exploration of Florida.119 In both cases Ruiz
signed his testimonies. Ruiz may be the same conquistador listed
by Hernandez de Biedma as Juan Rodriguez Lobillo, Smith-296.

 Ruis de Llanos, Juan. This survivor testified in Lima, Peru in
 1558, in the probanza of Pedro de Arevalo.120 Juan indicated that
 he had known Arevalo since 1538 when both had gone to Florida
 under de Soto and where he witnessed much of what Arevalo
 indicated in his probanza. He signed his testimony. This soldier


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