 She returned to Spain just once in 1947 for the funeral of her brother, Gustavo.She died in Mar del Plata on 7 January 1948 and her body was repatriated to the family mausoleum in Estella-Lizarra near Pamplona.During the Civil War the building of the Residencia de Señoritas was used as a hospital, nursery and orphanage, and in March 1940 the school re-opened as the "Colegio Mayor Teresa de Cepeda" under a more conforming administration that was less threatening and suited the mandates of the Church.