Catalina de Erauso
Subtitle: the lieutenant nun and the conquest of the New World
By: Heidi Zogbaum
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: North Melbourne, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9781925003819
Subjects: Nuns; Biography; Soldiers; Women soldiers; Basques; Gender identity; Case studies
Description: Catalina de Erauso, known as the Lieutenant Nun, is one of the most colourful figures in the conquest of the Americas. A novice in a nunnery, she escaped and dressed as a boy. She then embarked on a chequered career in Peru as a soldier. Zogbaum follows the path of this exceptional woman and the historical circumstances which allowed such capers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-133).