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"Lieutenant Nun" is an autobiography by Catalina de Erauso, a Basque woman born in Spain in 1585. At the age of four, Catalina was placed in a Dominican convent, where she trained to become a nun. However, at the age of fifteen, she ran away from the convent and disguised herself as a man, embarking on a series of daring adventures.
Catalina took on the identity of a man and held various jobs, eventually enlisting in the Spanish army. Her journeys took her across Spain and South America, where she participated in numerous battles, including violent confrontations and military campaigns against native tribes. Despite her violent encounters and brushes with the law, she managed to maintain her male identity, fooling even her closest relatives.
The memoir recounts Catalina’s struggle to survive and thrive in a male-dominated world, where she constantly had to prove herself on the battlefield and in society. She was known for her fierce temper and resilience, and her life story provides a unique perspective on gender roles, identity, and the complexities of life in the Spanish colonial empire of the 17th century.
