tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post320936910406709900..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: Lady Pirates: La ConquistadoraPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-32073774555512474072012-09-08T16:02:14.695-08:002012-09-08T16:02:14.695-08:00Ha! That's a good point.
Given that misogyny ...Ha! That's a good point.<br /><br />Given that misogyny is the last acceptable form of bigotry, I don't have any compunction about calling Maria de Estrada a kick-ass gal. As opposed to the reservations I would have about calling Cortes an ass-kicker, for instance.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-30261047307221532322012-09-08T13:44:53.988-08:002012-09-08T13:44:53.988-08:00Maria would be a good character to add to the stor...Maria would be a good character to add to the story if they ever made a sequel to Dreamworks "El Dorado" movie... Everyone in that movie is pretty much in it for the money, so maybe it is more historically accurate than we thought, Pauline...Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-81873635686955770272012-09-06T13:58:26.116-08:002012-09-06T13:58:26.116-08:00I could not agree with you more, Undine. A lot of ...I could not agree with you more, Undine. A lot of women from all over the world seemed to assert their authority during that particular period in history. Time for us modern ladies to learn from their example, perhaps...Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-41109265229000828942012-09-06T13:27:59.122-08:002012-09-06T13:27:59.122-08:00Fascinating story. And yet another woman of the p...Fascinating story. And yet another woman of the past who deserved more extensive documentation.<br /><br />This reminds me...I know I'm probably wrong about this, but does it seem that the 16th century produced a particularly notable crop of what my mother would call "tough babes?"Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.com