History
The form Rodrigo becomes current in the later medieval period. It is recorded in the Cantar de Mio Cid, written c. 1200, as the name of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043–1099, known as El Cid Campeador),[2] and Don Rodrigo king of the Visigoths (688-711), of the Spanish Visigothic Kingdom.
- Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada (c. 1170 – 1247) was a Navarrese-born Castilian bishop and historian.
- Rodrigo Lanzol Borja (1431–1503) was the birth name of Pope Alexander VI (r. 1492–1503).
- Rodrigo de Triana was the name of the Spanish sailor to have first sighted the New World (i.e., the island of Guanahani) on Columbus' first voyage (on 12 October 1492).
- Rodrigo López (c. 1525–1594) was a physician to Queen Elizabeth.
- Rodrigo de la Guitarra was a medieval Spanish musician
