José Ignacio Rodríguez (November 11, 1831 - February 1, 1907) was a Cuban-American lawyer, jurist, writer, historian, and pro-Pan Americanist.

[2] Rodríguez served as legal counsel for numerous Cuban claimants before various Spanish and American claims commissions, including the cases of Antonio Maximo Mora, Julio Sanguily, Néstor Ponce de León, Jose M. Delgado, and the Virginius affair.

[6] While working at the university, he joined in the procession of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane on February 20, 1857, for the conveyance of his remains to the U.S. via the steamer The Catawba.

[11] José Ignacio Rodríguez wrote The Book of Blood in 1871, with the English translation by Néstor Ponce de León published in 1873.

[14] Rodríguez took on the role of estate administrator in 1882 under the Probate Court in the District of Columbia, overseeing legal matters and asset distribution.

[15] He additionally handled the 1882-83 case of Néstor Ponce de León against the Spanish colonial authorities in Cuba, concerning the 1869 embargo of his property by Lt. Gov.

[18] During a special term for Orphans' Court on March 19, 1892, he went to take out letters testamentary as the executor of a will, seeking formal legal authority to administer the deceased person's estate.

[19] He worked on the 1893 case of Antonio Maximo Mora, which pursued indemnity for property taken by the Spanish government as retribution for his advocacy of Cuban independence.

From Washington, he published The Case of the Arrest, Trial and Sentence in the City of Havana, Island of Cuba of Julio Sanguily: A Citizen of the United States of America.