In 1600, a teenage girl escaped from a Spanish convent by cutting her hair, disguising herself as a man, and embarking on one of history's most audacious gender-bending adventures. Catalina de Erauso transformed herself into a swashbuckling conquistador, fighting duels across Spain and the Americas, gambling away fortunes, and leaving a trail of dead bodies - including her own brother, whom she killed in a street fight without recognizing him. Her exploits include serving in the military, escaping multiple death sentences, confessing her biological sex to a bishop to avoid execution, and eventually receiving special permission from the Pope himself to continue living as a man. Discover the extraordinary story of the "Lieutenant Nun" whose autobiography shocked 17th-century Europe and who navigated the dangerous colonial world by defying every gender norm of her time.Donate to the show here:

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