![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Such a feat, while seemingly feasible because of sporadic genderidentifying grammatical structures and arguably suggestive episodes of sexual attraction, often leads to a clearly speculative reading based on limited details and little psychological insight from the protagonist. Consequently, a critical examination of Historia requires the reader to consider questions of gender identity and sexual orientation that are not definitively supported within the text. As early as the title of the alleged self-account of her life, Historia de la monja alférez, Catalina de Erauso, escrita por ella misma, readers become aware of an impending dissonance in gender performance. Although she never officially professed to any religious order, Catalina de Erauso's epithet represents two distinct yet relevant realities, one which points to her life as a female novitiate in the Iberian Peninsula, while the other highlights her military prowess as lieutenant in the New World. Early modern scholars continue to recognize and celebrate the Lieutenant Nun as historical figure, gender transgressor, theatrical persona, and myth. ![]()
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