 Justo Antonio's father, who was a master builder, took a lot of care of his son's career, so he signed his son up at an early age in the "Drawing School" of Vitoria, which was dependent of the "Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del País".The father's aim was his son to be educated following the academic methods of that period.As a student, Olaguibel stood out among the other pupils, due to his fast learning.