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'''Isabel Rodríguez''', also known as '''Isabel Rodrigo''', was a Spanish nurse, explorer, and doctor of the 16th century.
She was a member of the expedition of [[Hernán Cortés]] to [[Mexico]]. Born in Spain, her date of birth and of death are unknown. She was known as "The Matron" of the conquest among her companions. Her name is mentioned in the letters of [[Cervantes de Salazar]], [[Bernal Díaz del Castillo]], and [[Orozco]]. Her husband was Miguel Rodríguez de Guadalupe, of whon not much is known
She arrived to the New World prior to 1521 and joined Cotrés expedition. She had the idea of creating a stablished group of nurses that would accompany the soldiers consistently. She was the "mother" and organizer of military medicine during this period, and was in charge of the medical part of the expedition. She trained and coordinated young women from both Spain and the allied native nations that desired to take part in the conquest to treat war wounds and form a corp of nurses that followed the conquerors and intervened after, or even during, battle to assist the wounded. Some of the women under her command were [[Beatriz Palacios]], [[Juana Mansilla]] and [[Beatriz Muñoz]]. It's likely that Isabel took over other management dutties regarding settlements or food rationing.<ref>Loredo Díaz LP. La historia de la enfenneria en la Nueva España. Temas Médicos de Nueva España. Pag. 259; Domecq: IMSS</ref>
Her healing ability was so outstanding that she was said to have a "gift". When the conquest was over, and after several of her companions and former patients acted as witnesses, the Spanish Crown granted her the title of "Honorary Doctor", a profession reserved only for men at the time, and granted her permission to freely exercise medicine in the lands of Nueva España. This makes Isabel one of the first recognized female doctors in western history.
After her intense life of service she settled in Tacubaya, where her service had earned her and her family some terrain, and continued practicing medicine among her local community. <ref>Elizabeth Salas. Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and History. University of Texas, Austin
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==References==
[[Category:Spanish explorers]]
[[Category:History of the Aztecs]]
[[Category:Colonial Mexico]]
[[Category:16th-century Spanish people]]
[[Category:Spanish conquistadors]]
[[Category:Women in the Conquest of Mexico]]
[[Category:Women in history]]
[[Category:Women in war in Mexico]]
She was a member of the expedition of [[Hernán Cortés]] to [[Mexico]]. Born in Spain, her date of birth and of death are unknown. She was known as "The Matron" of the conquest among her companions. Her name is mentioned in the letters of [[Cervantes de Salazar]], [[Bernal Díaz del Castillo]], and [[Orozco]]. Her husband was Miguel Rodríguez de Guadalupe, of whon not much is known
She arrived to the New World prior to 1521 and joined Cotrés expedition. She had the idea of creating a stablished group of nurses that would accompany the soldiers consistently. She was the "mother" and organizer of military medicine during this period, and was in charge of the medical part of the expedition. She trained and coordinated young women from both Spain and the allied native nations that desired to take part in the conquest to treat war wounds and form a corp of nurses that followed the conquerors and intervened after, or even during, battle to assist the wounded. Some of the women under her command were [[Beatriz Palacios]], [[Juana Mansilla]] and [[Beatriz Muñoz]]. It's likely that Isabel took over other management dutties regarding settlements or food rationing.<ref>Loredo Díaz LP. La historia de la enfenneria en la Nueva España. Temas Médicos de Nueva España. Pag. 259; Domecq: IMSS</ref>
Her healing ability was so outstanding that she was said to have a "gift". When the conquest was over, and after several of her companions and former patients acted as witnesses, the Spanish Crown granted her the title of "Honorary Doctor", a profession reserved only for men at the time, and granted her permission to freely exercise medicine in the lands of Nueva España. This makes Isabel one of the first recognized female doctors in western history.
After her intense life of service she settled in Tacubaya, where her service had earned her and her family some terrain, and continued practicing medicine among her local community. <ref>Elizabeth Salas. Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and History. University of Texas, Austin
</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Spanish explorers]]
[[Category:History of the Aztecs]]
[[Category:Colonial Mexico]]
[[Category:16th-century Spanish people]]
[[Category:Spanish conquistadors]]
[[Category:Women in the Conquest of Mexico]]
[[Category:Women in history]]
[[Category:Women in war in Mexico]]
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