Disguising herself as a man, she came round the Cape and presented herself before his grace, demanding the fulfilment of his promise.

What she asked was of course impossible, so the Archbishop ordered the preparation of the cave that you may have noticed with its entrance covered and decorated with a curtain of vines.

There she lived and died and there she is buried.

The legend states that Dona Jeronima was so fat that she had to turn sidewise to get into it.

Her fame as an enchantress sprung from her custom of throwing into the river the silver dishes which she used in the sumptuous banquets that were attended by crowds of gentlemen.