The rescue of the genre through historiographical confusion: Maria Fernandez Coronel, Queen Maria de Molina's governess

The main connotation accompanying Maria Fernandez Coronel as a historical figure is to have become Queen Maria de Molina's personal governess. In face of numerous studies dedicated to the medieval queen, however, her governess remains blurred and opaque in most of these publications. A portion of historiography referred indirectly to this particular figure has spread some uncertainty, due to the confusion with other women of her same lineage, with the same name and surnames (Ambrosio de Morales, Jacobo de Castro, the monk Arturo.); and this has contributed to the shortage or the absence of monographic works dedicated to the governess' figure. We will analyse some episodes of Maria de Molina's reign in which Maria Fernandez Coronel's abilities were notorious and we will contemplate scenes where the silence or the ability of being diplomatic agent in front of the abuse of authority. In this way we will be able to state that queen and governess represent a historical practice referred to the idea of pathway, relationship based on difference.