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After the conquest of the Aztec empire, which woman, who accompanied Hernan Cortez and his troops as nurse, was granted the title of "Honorary Doctor" by the Spanish crown, a profession reserved only for men at the time?

Question #148175. Asked by pehinhota.
Last updated Dec 02 2020.
Originally posted Dec 02 2020 4:04 PM.

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Isabel Rodríguez, a nurse and doctor, took part in Cortez's expedition to the New World together with her husband Miguel Rodríguez de Guadalupe.

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Dec 02 2020, 4:39 PM
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