▁kingdom ▁of ▁Navar ra , ▁Spain . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁R enter ia , ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Gu ip uz co a , ▁and ▁pur port edly ▁w itch ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁town ’ s ▁aqu el ar re . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 9 , ▁the ▁ 7 9 - year - old ▁María ▁de ▁Z oz aya ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁In quisition ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁w itch . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁tried ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁women ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁led . ▁ ▁Her ▁conf ession ▁included ▁pra ise ▁for ▁sexual ▁pleasure . ▁She ▁also ▁declared ▁that ▁an ▁appar ition ▁replaced ▁her ▁in ▁her ▁bed ▁when ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁S abb ath . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁a ▁young ▁priest ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁town ▁went ▁out ▁hunting ▁all ▁day ▁without ▁catch ing ▁any ▁har es . ▁He ▁bl amed ▁María ▁de ▁Z oz aya , ▁who ▁reported ly ▁conf essed ▁to ▁the ▁in quis itors ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁priest ▁had ▁passed ▁her ▁house ▁she ▁turned ▁herself ▁into ▁a ▁ha re ▁and ▁ran ▁ahead ▁of ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁h ounds ▁the ▁whole ▁day ▁long , ▁ ▁thus ▁making ▁them ▁exha usted . ▁▁ ▁She ▁said ▁this ▁happened ▁eight ▁times ▁during ▁ 1 6 0 9 . ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁prison ▁nine ▁months ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁turned ▁in , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 8 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁After ▁her ▁death , ▁her ▁b ones ▁were ▁burn