From research, it seems Rafael remained with Carlota and their two children Ernie & Angie along with her two older children with Jose Noriega; Lydia & David.
He died from cancer when his children were 7 & 5 years old.
Carlota Lopez ROBLES, b. 1 Nov 1894, Bisbee, Arizona Territory, Arizona d. 15 Jan 1972, Globe, Gila County, Arizona (Age 77 years)
Marriage
Type: Not ever married
They did not marry. Carlota had been married twice before to Bartolo Ybarra and Jose Maria Noriega. Divorce papers have not been found for either of the marriages.
Rafael & Carlota's affair began in the latter 1920's. In 1928 Gustavo Robles was born. Carlota called him, "Ernest/Ernie." In 1930 they had a daughter named Candida Gregoria who Carlota called, "Angela". Neither of the children were ever known by their legal birth names. And they did not share the Granado last name legally.
Jesus Gonzales, Rafael's wife did divorce him.
Children
1. Ernest ROBLES, b. 11 Apr 1928, Globe, Gila County,Arizona d. Globe, Gila County, Arizona [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
2. Gregoria Candida ROBLES, b. 09 Mar 1930, Globe, Gila County, Arizona d. 31 Jul 2021, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California (Age 91 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
On the 1920 Census Rafael was a married miner with 3 children who owned a home in Ruiz Canyon, Globe.
On the 1930 Census he was single; not a widow. So presumably he was divorced. He listed his occupation as a timberman in the asbestos mine industry.
He was also engaged creating a 2nd family with Carlota Robles.
Life is strange. There is no way for us to know if his daughter Emelia was aware of her father's affair with Carlota. Globe is a very small mining town so there were rumors, for sure.
My mother remembers Emelia, born in 1916. MY mother was born in 1919 so she was 3 years behind her in school. My mother says she never told my aunt and uncle the connection between Emelia and Rafael's sons to them. Emelia was 12 years older than Angie & Ernie. So she was grown and had left Globe by the time they entered grade school.
Emelia moved to Los Angeles. So did her brother Manuel.
Emelia met Manuel Facio ROBLES somewhere between Arizona & California and married him. Manuel Facio Robles is a distant cousin of Carlota's. They were probably unbeknown to each other.
But, did Emelia ever ask Manuel about his ROBLES family? Maybe. He would have denied knowing a Carlota Robles because they did not cross paths. But, today, their DNA connects them irrefutably.
So in the end Emelia shared the last name of the woman who was a party to dissolving her parent's marriage.
1877 - 1935 (58 years)
