The autobiography of Catalina de Erauso

The autobiography of Catalina de Erauso,The Lieutenant Nun: Memoir of a Basque Transvestite in the New World, complicates the stereotypical image that many people have of a 17th century Spanish conquistador. However, other than Catalina’s spectacular experiences of running away from a convent, fighting as a soldier, and escaping to the New World, Catalina de Erausos dreams and ambitions were not that different from the ordinary experiences, dreams, and ambitions of male conquistadors like Columbus or Corts.
In your first essay of the quarter, reflect upon the ways that the Lieutenant Nuns spectacular and ordinary experiences are both similar and different to the male conquistadors that weve learned about in class.
In what ways did Catalina de Erauso challenge societys expectations for a woman of Catalina’s age, race, and class status?
In what ways did Catalina conform to societys expectations for a male conquistador?
How did Spanish colonization and the New World shape Catalina’s experiences?
Minimum length is 1,500 words. Be sure to structure your essay in a traditional narrative format with an argument/thesis statement, introduction, body paragraphs with examples from the readings, and conclusion. To cite passages from the reading, placing the page number in parenthesis is fine