▁born ▁to ▁En rique ▁García ▁and ▁Anton ia ▁Rum ire z ▁in ▁San ▁Juan , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁There ▁he ▁received ▁both ▁his ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁education . ▁Gar cia ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁family ▁with ▁a ▁long ▁tradition ▁of ▁military ▁serv itude . ▁His ▁ ▁father , ▁En rique ▁Gar cia , ▁was ▁a ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁Gar cia ▁graduated ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁received ▁an ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁from ▁Em met ▁Mont gom ery ▁Re ily , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁appointed ▁Governor ▁of ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁from ▁( 1 9 2 1 – 1 9 2 3 ). ▁ ▁Naval ▁career ▁Gar cia , ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁a cademy ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁however ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁receive ▁his ▁commission ▁of ▁en sign ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁academic ▁def ic iency ▁in ▁mathematics . ▁ ▁Gar cia ' s ▁first ▁assignment ▁was ▁ab o ard ▁ ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁art illery ▁officer ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁assigned ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁was ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁naval ▁av i ator ▁at ▁P ens ac ola , ▁Florida . ▁Gar cia ▁received ▁addition ▁training ▁in ▁various ▁military ▁institutions ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁Tor