María Luisa Pérez-Soba y Baró

María Luisa Pérez-Soba y Baró (29 June 1930 – 8 February 2021) was the first woman agricultural engineer in Galicia and the fifth in Spain.

Early life María Luisa Pérez-Soba y Baró was born on 29 June 1930 in Burgos, Spain. Her family called her "Marisina" and she grew up in A Coruña, Galicia where her father, Antonio Pérez-Soba, was stationed as Spanish army commander in charge of the Brigada Obreira e Topográfica do Estado Maior (Labour and Topographical Brigade), in the Comisión Xeográfica de Galicia (Galicia Geographical Commission). Her mother, María Luisa Baró Morón, was a teacher and encouraged her daughter's interest for her studies before her death when Pérez-Soba was 12. Her maternal grandfather Fernando Baró Zorrilla, was a farmer and forestry engineer. As a child she spent a lot of time involved in Galician agriculture, which is thought to have influenced career choice. On 11 July 1960 she completed the professional qualification to use the title of Agricultural Engineer. This made her the fifth woman agronomist in Spain and the first Galician agricultural engineer. Isabel Torán Carré, the first Spanish female agricultural engineer, graduated in 1939.

Pérez-Soba was awarded the title of Doctor of Education by Ministerial Order of 15 July 1963.