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Let us conclude with these words, read by one of their daughters
during their 50th wedding anniversary celebration, which summarize
the legacy that Tomás and Paquita left to their children:

CONCRETE INSTRUMENTS OF HOLINESS
«Hence here, ladies and gentlemen, is the most beautiful love
story ever recorded in the records of Spain and, consequently, even
more unthinkable, beyond our borders.
She, Paquita, the most beautiful flower of the ancient Kingdom,
instantly bewitched Tomás, the most powerful knight of its famous
capital. Now, after 50 years, after having generated nine splendid
children, and after having been constant creators of happiness, they
are giving the most beautiful lesson, real and lived: that of a love
that is always more youthful, passionate and enthusiastic» .
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23 Ibidem.