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Catalina de Erauso Born
Born in San Sebastián, province of Guipúzcoa, Spain (According to autobiography) -
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In Spain
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Enters the Convent
Joins the Dominican convent of San Sebastián el Antiguo at the age of 4. -
Catalina de Erauso Born
According to church records. -
Escaped the Convent
"There I grabbed some scissors, a needle and thread, some pieces
of eight that were there, and the keys to the convent. Then, I
left. [...] I went out into the street (which I had never seen before) not knowing which way to turn or where to go.." Catalina de Erauso cuts of her hair and fashioned men's clothes out of her former ware. -
Name Change: Francisco Loyola
Catalina is now in Valladolid, after spending 3 months in Vitoria. She begins working as a page for don Juan de Idiáquez, secretary to the king. -
Return to San Sebastián
"Finally, on a whim, I left that comfortable position and went
back to my home town of San Sebastián, ten leagues away. There
I was, well dressed and gallant, and no one recognized me. One
day I even heard mass in my convent with my own mother there
in attendance. She looked right at me without knowing me. At the
conclusion of the mass, some nuns called to me from the choir.
Pretending not to understand, I answered them very courteously
and left." -
Catalina de Erauso Leaves for Latin America
"Although I was tempted to linger, I stayed there only two days, returning right away to Sanlúcar. There I met Captain Miguel de Echarreta, a native of my homeland. I enlisted as a cabin boy in the galleon of Captain Esteban Eguiño (my uncle, my mother's cousin), who lives today in San Sebastián. I embarked, and we set out from Sanlúcar on Holy Monday 1603." -
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in Latin America
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Imprisoned in Guamanga
Catalina de Erauso arrives in Guamanga and is imprisoned, at which time she reveals herself to the bishop, Agustín de Carvajal. This date is estimated based her note that the bishop died suddenly in 1620, within five months of her revelation.
