Rodríguez is a Spanish Patronymic (meaning Son of Rodrigo) and a common family name (surname)
in Spanish, Latin America and other places. The "ez" or "es" signifies "son of". The name
Rodrigo is the Spanish form of Roderick, meaning "famous power", from the Germanic elements "hrod"
(fame) and "ric" (power). It was the name of Roderic, the last Visigothic King before
the Muslim conquest, and the subject of many legends. The Portuguese equivalent of the name
is Rodrigues.

In Nuevo Leon
Diego Rodriguez Sosa was one of the pioneer settlers of Monterrey and arrived with Diego
de Montemayor. He was the son of Baltasar de Sosa and Ines Rodriguez. Diego married Sebastiana
Treviño de Farias and had at least two daughters, Ines and Monica. Ines married Pedro De La Garza Falcon
son of Marcos Alonso De la Garza Falcon
and had at least six children.

In Mexico (Nueva España)
Juan Rodriguez de Villafuerte served as captain with Hernan Cortéz in the battle against
Chalco in 1521.

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