Santiago Jones' mother and father followed in the footsteps of Santiago's grandmother Josephine Jones in the environmental and ecological movement. She didn't see her son Santiago very often, so Jo often took care of him. (TV: Death of the Doctor)
Some time in her life Santiago's mother went to a caravan at the foothills of the Andes. There Santiago was born. (TV: Death of the Doctor) At the G8 summit she chained herself to the railings. (PROSE: Death of the Doctor)
In 2010, she had been in Africa, finding shell flower plants. Then she went to Japan, where she was trying to stop whaling ships. (TV: Death of the Doctor)
After this she planned to meet her husband, Santiago and Jo in Norway to go to an anti-nuclear rally. (PROSE: Death of the Doctor)