 Defenders of Escrivá have also argued that the addition of "de Balaguer" corresponded to a practice adopted by many Spanish families that felt a need to distinguish themselves from others with the same surname but proceeding from different regions and consequently having different histories.Escrivá's younger brother Santiago stated that his brother "loved the members of his family" and took good care of them.When their father died, he says, Escrivá told their mother that "she should stay calm, because he will always take care of us.