Lieutenant Nun - Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World (Paperback)

This text presents the extraordinary story of a 17th-century cross-dresser who became a hero of the Spanish-speaking world, a darling of the Pope and a conquistador in Chile and Peru. Catalina de Erauso was born in 1585 in the Basque city of San Sebastian, and after fleeing a convent aged 15, she spent the rest of her life dressed as a man. A soldier by the age of 18, she inadvertantly killed her brother in a duel, gambled and brawled her way through the Andes, and only revealed her secret 20 years later, when she became a legend in her own time and for subsequent generations. Her memoirs shed light not only on the Spanish conquest of America, but on the life of a woman who challenged the foundations of society, while remaining committed to its service.

General

Imprint:	Beacon Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 1997
First published:	June 1997
Translators:	Gabriel Stepto
Authors:	Catalina De Erauso
Translators:	Michele Stepto
Dimensions:	203 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-8070-7073-4
Subtitles:	Spanish
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-8070-7073-4
Barcode:	9780807070734

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