433: Spanish folklore: Doña of the Dead
Myths and Legends
Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser
4.8 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
⛰️When the unthinkable happens, Doña must become something she doesn't even recognize to bring justice
But, once she travels so far from herself, can she find her way home? This is the story of Doña Josefa Ramirez y Marmolejo.
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🎵 Music Credits
Another Love Song from the Corner by Breakmaster Cylinder
The Sky Darkens by Breakmaster Cylinder
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This week, on Myths and Legends, it's a story from early modern Spain, where we'll see how |
| 0:05.0 | singing can be hazardous to your health, and that if you're having a hard time making big life |
| 0:09.3 | decisions, you might just need to get attacked by bandits, or pirates. The creature this time |
| 0:15.5 | is the sheep squatch of West Virginia, and it is exactly what it sounds like. |
| 0:27.0 | This is Myths and Legends, Episode 433, Danya of the Dead. |
| 0:36.7 | This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. |
| 0:40.7 | Some are incredibly popular tales you might think you know, but with surprising origins. |
| 0:45.5 | Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen. |
| 0:49.4 | Today's story comes to us from Spain, and likely the 1600s. |
| 0:53.2 | It's a story set in a time obsessed with |
| 0:54.9 | honor and standing in society. Spain was an empire and decline at this point, and the Western |
| 0:59.8 | Mediterranean was beset with pirates. We'll jump into the story in Valencia, Spain, with a prestigious |
| 1:05.5 | family and a young woman with a very old problem. |
| 1:23.5 | So your mother and I have been thinking, you're like 16. |
| 1:27.7 | It's time for you to marry, and we know just the man. |
| 1:30.7 | Donya's father clasped his hands together with a smile. |
| 1:33.2 | Donya had been waiting for this conversation. |
| 1:36.6 | Her whole life, there had only been one. |
| 1:40.6 | One boy she had been able to stand, one man, she loved. |
| 1:43.0 | She and her parents spoke at the same time. |
| 1:45.5 | Don Pedro de Valenzuela. Anyone. Don Pedro de Valenzuela. |
| 1:48.1 | Anyone but Dono de Valenzuela. |
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