Lieutenant Nun: The True Story of a Cross-Dressing, Transatlantic Adventurer Who Escaped From a Spanish Convent in 1599 and Lived as a Man
by Catalina De Erauso, Michele Stepto, Gabri Stepto
Catalina De Erauso’s memoir recounts an extraordinary life shaped by escape, disguise, travel, and reinvention. Leaving a Spanish convent in 1599, Erauso lived as a man and became a transatlantic adventurer, offering readers a rare historical account of identity and independence in the New World.
About This Book
Lieutenant Nun presents the memoir of Catalina De Erauso, known for living as a man after escaping a Spanish convent in 1599.
The narrative follows a cross-dressing, transatlantic adventurer whose experiences connect religious life, identity, travel, and life in the New World.
With its historical setting and first-person memoir form, the book offers a distinctive account of a life that challenged conventional expectations.
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