Some of the fairies, monsters, elves, demons, and other paranormal entities of Spain & the surrounding countries

The Brujas/Bruxas are the witches of Iberian folklore. Tradtionally, a witch is someone who, by means of a pact with the Devil/other entity, has supernatural power, which she uses for herself. They are often described as vampiric, sucking the blood/energy from their victims

The legend of the Lagarto de la Malena is the most famous from Jaén, Andalucia. According to legend, a large lizard (Great Serpent or Dragon) appeared in a cave next to the Magdalena fountain, and ate whoever went to fetch some water from the fountain.

A shepherd, fed up with the lizard eating his sheep, devised a ruse to kill it. He took a sheep and killed it, removing some of the meat and filling the hide with burning tinder. The reptile, smelling the bloodied lamb, swallowed it up and died as the tinder burned its insides.

The Xana is found in Asturian legend. Always female, she is very beautiful, & is believed to live in fountains, rivers, waterfalls. Xanas have children called xaninos, but because they cant take care of them, they usually take a human baby from his cradle & put their own instead.

In Catalan folklore, Dip is an evil, black, hairy, vampiric dog, an emissary of the Devil, who sucks people's blood. Like other figures associated with demons in Catalan myth, he is lame in one leg. He is said to wander the village of Pratdip.

In Spanish and Portuguese folklore, Duendes are described as beings of a small stature wearing big hats, whistling a mystical song, while walking in the forest (and rendered in English by "goblins", "pixies", "brownies", “elves”)

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Aicha Kandicha (عيشة قنديشة) is a female figure in northern Moroccan folklore. She is typically depicted as a beautiful young woman who has the legs of a hoofed animal such as a goat or camel, she lives near water sources, & is said to seduce local men and then madden/kill them.