Named a New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 1996 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.
About the Author: 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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