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Historia de la Monja Alferez, Catalina de Erauso, ...
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La Monja Alferez
Leaving the convent, Catalina de Erauso poses as a man and heads for the Americas, where she achieves the rank of lieutenant in the military. Detained in Peru and sentenced to death after one of her customary brawls, she is pardoned by the bishop when he ... [... more]
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Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the ...
In 1585, Catalina de Erauso escaped a convent dressed as a boy. During her lifetime she became a soldier in the Spanish army, killed her own brother, and managed to become the darling of the Pope and the Spanish-speaking world. A rollicking, ... [... more]
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The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories
Now, in The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories, editor Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria brings together fifty-three stories that span the history of Latin American literature and represent the most dazzling achievements in the form. These stories ... [... more]
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Notable Latin American Women: Twenty-Nine Leaders, ...
Detailed here are the lives and achievements of 29 Latin American Women: Bartira, Doa Marina, Isabel de Guevara, Teculihuatzin, Beatriz de la Cueva, Catalina de Erauso, Juana Ins de la Cruz, Micaela Bastidas, Policarpa Salvarrieta, Josefa Oritz de ... [... more]
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Uppity Women of the Renaissance
Introducing some of history's most dangerous, outrageous, and flamboyant women, Uppity Women of the Renaissance introduces readers to ex-nun Catalina de Erauso, who dueled, drank, and cross-dressed her way through Spain and North America; Chiyome, who ... [... more]
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Queer Iberia: Sexualities, Cultures, and Crossings from ...
Martyred saints, Moors, Jews, viragoes, hermaphrodites, sodomites, kings, queens, and cross-dressers comprise the fascinating mosaic of historical and imaginative figures unearthed in Queer Iberia. The essays in this volume describe and analyze the ... [... more]
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The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories
When Latin American writers burst onto the world literary scene in the now famous "Boom" of the sixties, it seemed as if an entire literature had invented itself over night out of thin air. Not only was the writing extraordinary but its sudden ... [... more]
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Women of Discovery: A Celebration of Intrepid Women Who ...
Across the centuries and from many lands, women have set forth on journeys of exploration. Visionaries, adventurers, artists, and scientists, these women challenged the limitations, both physical and social, of their times and, in the face of formidable ... [... more]
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The Lieutenant Nun: Transgenderism, Lesbian Desire, and ...
"This book is an exciting, well-organized overview of the evolution of a cultural icon: the nun-ensign Catalina de Erauso. . . . It will be of interest not only to Hispanists, but also to students of gender, theater, and film." -Anne J. Cruz, ... [... more]
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The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories (Latin ...
The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories Edited by Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria When Latin American writers burst onto the world literary scene in the now famous "Boom" of the sixties, it seemed as if an entire literature had invented ... [... more]
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La historia de la monja alferez (Diferencias / Differences)
Aquí se cuenta la vida de Catalina de Erauso, quien tras abandonar el convento de San Sebastián, se vistió como hombre y se fue a América, donde alcanzó el grado de alférez. Mató en duelos y reyertas a ... [... more]
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