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Antonio

Basque explorer, adventurer, soldier, explorer, memorialist, authorized by Pope Urban VIII to dress like a man

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Lived 1592–1650, aged 58Spain
SpainSpainHistorical Figures
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    1592–1650
    Aged 58
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Updated 2026-08-19

Antonio de Erauso, born as Catalina de Erauso, was best known as a Basque explorer. Although born female, from the age of 15 the youth dressed and lived as a boy. He went by Alonso Díaz and some other masculine names, later taking on the name Antonio de Erauso, which he used for the remainder of his life. He is also known in Spanish as La Monja Alférez.

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