Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World by De Erauso, Catalina

Lieutenant Nun: The True Story of a Cross-Dressing, Transatlantic Adventurer Who Escaped from a Spanish Convent in 1599 and Lived as a (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807070734)

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Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World by De Erauso, Catalina

Lieutenant Nun: The True Story of a Cross-Dressing, Transatlantic Adventurer Who Escaped from a Spanish Convent in 1599 and Lived as a

$16.00
Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World by De Erauso, Catalina

Lieutenant Nun: The True Story of a Cross-Dressing, Transatlantic Adventurer Who Escaped from a Spanish Convent in 1599 and Lived as a

$16.00
Format: Paperback
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THE TRUE STORY OF A CROSSDRESSING, TRANSATLANTIC ADVENTURER WHO ESCAPED FROM A SPANISH CONVENT IN 1599 AND LIVED AS A MAN--GAMBLING, FIGHTING DUELS, AND LEADING SOLDIERS INTO BATTLE

Named a New York Times Book Review Notable Book

One of the earliest known autobiographies by a woman, this is the extraordinary tale of Catalina de Erauso, who in 1599 escaped from a Basque convent dressed as a man and went on to live one of the most wildly fantastic lives of any woman in history. A soldier in the Spanish army, she traveled to Peru and Chile, became a gambler, and even mistakenly killed her own brother in a duel. During her lifetime she emerged as the adored folkloric hero of the Spanish-speaking world. This delightful translation of Catalina's own work introduces a new audience to her audacious escapades.

Author: Catalina de Erauso
ISBN-10: 0807070734
ISBN-13: 9780807070734
Publisher: Beacon Press
Language: English
Published: 06/30/1997
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.38w x 0.43d
By Catalina de Erauso
By Catalina de Erauso
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Catalina de Erauso was born in Spain in either 1585 or 1592, according to disputed records, and died in 1650. Raised and educated in a convent, de Erauso refused to conform to the strict nature of the environment and, disguising herself in men's clothing, escaped in 1600. As a fugitive, she then traveled to various countries and joined the Chilean military, climbing the ranks. Her story is told in Lieutenant Nun: Memoirs of a Basque Transvestite, which was originally wrote or dictated, and eventually published, in Paris in 1829.

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