María Josefa Cerrato Rodríguez

María Josefa de los Reyes Cerrato Rodríguez (6 January 1897 – 30 April 1981) was the first Spanish woman to qualify as a veterinarian.

Rodríguez was born in Arroyo de San Serván in 1897.

Her parents were Maximialiano González and Nazaria Morilla.

Women were not allowed to enrol on veterinary courses so she had to request special permission.

She was not the first Spanish woman to start to become a vet, but she was the first to complete the training and to qualify.