Sor Teresa Juliana de Santo Domingo, «Chicaba» o escribir en la piel del otro

Abstract

Sor Teresa Juliana de Santo Domingo, Chicaba was the first Black writer in Spanish. She was a nun in Salamanca during the 18th Century who wrote about her religious life. Her text was used by Juan Carlos Paniagua to write a hagiography. The aim of this articvle is to comment on Paniagua’s text in relation to the religious tradition of the time, especially of women. The relationship between women-writing-skin is decisive.