It has been speculated that she had a mission in Spain as secret ambassador for her son, due to the political situation at the time and the fact that she made the pilgrimage during winter time, when the roads were so bad that such trips were normally avoided if possible.
Dispekulasikan bahwa ia memiliki sebuah misi di Spanyol sebagai duta rahasia untuk putranya, karena situasi politik pada waktu dan fakta bahwa ia berziarah selama musim dingin, ketika jalan-jalan begitu buruk sehingga jika mungkin perjalanan tersebut biasanya dihindari.