records indicate that the majority of carvaja's letters and conversations were with a woman who went by the religious name of magdalena de san jeronimo, although letters show her name affiliated with that of a nun such as "monja" or "sor" (in spanish), it is believed that she was not involved in a religious order. their conversations largely dealt with the political situation of catholics in england and spain. although carvajal and san jeronimo had been great correspondents, as hostility grew against catholics in england, san jeronimo began to become skeptical of carvajal's stay in england and pleaded her to return to spain, which would create tension between the two. in one of her letters, carvajal lists the reasons as to why she wants to stay in england even though san jeronimo and others urge her to come back: