Maria Amélia remarked after she saw a garden where Pedro planted a sycamore: "A profound sadness invaded me when contemplating these trees, which had survived my father and probably shall survive all of us.
María Amelia afirmou tras ver un xardín no que Pedro plantara un sicómoro: Invadiume unha profunda tristeza ó contemplar estas árbores, que sobreviviron ó meu pai e probablemente sobrevivan a todos nós.