The Sword and the Veil (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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An Adventurer, Soldier, Rogue, Outlaw, Lover, Legend...and Woman...

In 1623 in Peru, a former soldier sentenced to death came to a Bishop with a startling confession: that he was, in fact, a woman named Catalina de Erauso.

Remembered as the "Nun Ensign," Catalina de Erauso's story is as much legend as it is history - escaping a convent at the age of 15, dressing as a man, and making her way to the Indies as an adventurer. There, she served as a soldier, fought on the battlefield, lusted for the company of the ladies, gambled, became a con artist and thief, and was sentenced to death - multiple times - escaping the noose each time.

Her autobiography is full of incidents both historical and fictional, and whether she wrote or dictated it at all remains a matter of debate. But what is certain is that she was real, and that she successfully escaped the stifling confines of being a woman in 17th century Spain - by living in the guise of a man.

This new translation by Dan Harvey Pedrick contains an extensive introduction exploring Counter-Reformation Spain, what it meant to be woman in it, and how women sought escape from its confines. It also includes multiple annotations, a timeline, a translation of her March 1626 petition to the Spanish Crown, and a play about her by the translator.