Catalina De Erauso Analysis

The unique story of the women Catalina de Erauso also known as Antonio de Erauso or Alonso Diaz. Is quite different from the regular female that lived in the sixteenth and seventh century of Spain and Latin America. King Philip did something that was from the normal and something that was not much accepted in that form of society. King Philip focused on Catalina mindset and the way that she thought about things strategically. Then he used that as an advantage to grand her privilege which was something that a person of his power could do which was decale her as a man. In the sixteenth and seventh century women was not much classified as women due to the fact that they body parts considered them as a women. A Lot of women in this time period who had power was with in a certain social class and they eventually had power that was passed down or did something to obtain that power. The sexual …show more content…
Catalina always pushed that women was inferior. When writing the letter to the king to ask for her reward for fifteen years she explained that masculinity should not give reason to why someone should be given such recognition. The king agreed with her. Gender does not define the person. A great leader can come in different shapes and sizes. Catalina was held by the highest standard because of her actions not because of her gender. Sexual difference was something that mismatched between equality and inequality. On the other hand, some people accepted the fact that she was a women. The first priest she approached with her secret didn’t take it like the second one. “He was astonished, and he absolved me of my sins, and encouraged me to take heart and tried to comfort me” (Erauso pg. 56). The priest did what a godly man would do. Even though she did something that was not viewed in the church as incorrect. He was still there to do his job, looking past the social class of that time