An officer's saber surrendered to López is now preserved in the collection of the National Historical Museum of Chile.

[1] At the outbreak of the War of the Pacific in April 1879, López's husband and three sons enlisted in the Chilean Army.

After López's death, local newspapers noted the proportional tininess of her pension compared to male veterans of the war.

[6] López died on 24 January 1904 of endocarditis in Chile's capital, Santiago and was buried in its General Cemetery.

On 7 August 1910, Ceferina Vargas's instigation, a marble tombstone and an iron fence were erected on López's grave.