Pabla would say for years later of her years as a wet nurse in Madrid that she had never been so pampered or eaten so well in all her life.
When her job ended she brought with her three portraits. She carried these with her as cherished possession in her emigration to the United States.
One was to King Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886 - 1941) and his Queen Vitoria. It was their wedding and they appeared as little kids dressed in costume.
The other two portraits were of Pabla and the two she had cared for.
In 1922 when Vitoriano, Pabla, Benito and Ramona moved into their new home on the ranch on Roop Road the first thing Pabla did was to have Vitoriano and Benito hang the portrait of the King and Queen on the wall. Then on each side she had hung the herself and the children she had cared for in Spain.
Ramona has the portrait of her mom and the child she had nursed Gregoria’s Lucy has the portrait with the two children. The third portrait was left in the family home. It was still there when Benito's son Victor Sanchez and wife Arnett lived in the home in the early 1950s. The home burned down in the 1960s; it is not know if it had been moved out before that time.
Ramona never did know why Pabla had a portrait of the King and Queen and not one of the little girl’s parents.
In April 1931 about six weeks before Pabla passed away Gregoria and Moises came over with a message of news heard that King Alfonso XIII had abdicated (was disposed) and he and all his family left Spain to live in exile. Ramona was outside and heard Pabla scream and cry hysterically, "Why Oh Why did the people turn on them, they were so good, and they were always so good to me"
We can not know now but it would certainly seem that Pabla had been the wet nurse to the Royal Children
No doubt Vitoriano was the extrovert in the family and Pabla the introvert. She was quoted as she had never been so pampered or eaten so well in all her life when living in Madrid. But who of her peers could even fathom the life style difference she experienced in Madrid. And from this to experience 56 days in steerage for passage around South America to Hawaii. Then 10 long years until a permanent settlement was found in Gilroy California and a good happy life.
To accept good with bad is admirable, but Pabla was remarkable. Her faith was well tested and through it all she remained steady, to the good fortune of Vitoriano Perez Y Sanchez and their entire legacy.