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La Nonne Alferez
José Maria de Heredia, Catalina De Erauso
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R813
Discovery Miles 8 130
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The Nun Ensign
Catalina De Erauso
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R919
Discovery Miles 9 190
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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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.
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La Nonne Alferez
José Maria de Heredia, Catalina De Erauso
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R506
Discovery Miles 5 060
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Novicia, militar, virgen y casi martir, pendenciera, disfrazada
casi toda su vida de hombre, la Monja Alferez es una de las figuras
mas controvertidas del Siglo de Oro. Aunque su historia se presenta
a traves de un yo autobiografico, no sabemos si fue ella quien la
escribio o si otra persona se documento sobre su vida y decidio
escribirla.
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Paperback
R380
R304
Discovery Miles 3 040
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