Joaquin
Bernal was a Catholic who believed the Black Robed Lady to be Saint
Teresa. He named his rancho after the Black Robed Lady--Rancho Santa
Teresa. In 1937 a statue of Saint Teresa was placed next to the
spring. It is said that the king and queen of Sweden visited the
spring and its stature. The statue is no longer there, but the shelf
it stood on remains.
Near the spring a French
saddlemaker named Chingara supposedly burried $10,000. Although
people have hunted for his treasure, it has never been found.
Just below the Santa
Teresa Spring is a pond. It is called Dottie's Pond by the
neighborhood residents. The people who live near Dottie's pond all
know the
Legend
of Dottie's Pond.