Lieutenant nun : the true story of a cross-dressing, transatlantic adventurer who escaped from a Spanish convent in 1599 and lived as a man - gambling, fighting duels, and leading soliders into battle / Catalina de Erauso ; translated from the Spanish by Michele Stepto and Gabriel Stepto ; foreword by Marjorie Garber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erauso, Catalina de, approximately 1592- author.

Contributor:

Stepto, Michele, translator.

Stepto, Gabriel, translator.

Garber, Marjorie B., writer of foreword.

Series:

Beacon Press Classics

Standardized Title:

Historia de la Monja Alférez. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Male impersonators--Spain--Biography.

Male impersonators.

Erauso, Catalina de, approximately 1592-.

Erauso, Catalina de.

Spain--Biography.

Spain.

Latin America--Biography.

Latin America.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xliii, 75 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Beacon Press Classics edition.

Other Title:

True story of a cross-dressing, transatlantic adventurer who escaped from a Spanish convent in 1599 and lived as a man - gambling, fighting duels, and leading soliders into battle

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, 2026.

Summary:

"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."-- Publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780807024133

0807024139

OCLC:

1523017567

Publisher Number:

90104280752