ent , ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁sign er ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Mexican ▁States ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁who ▁held ▁various ▁positions , ▁including ▁that ▁was ▁several ▁times ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁and ▁Chan cell or ▁in ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁Santa ▁Anna , ▁An ast as io ▁B ust am ante ▁and ▁Val entin ▁G ome z ▁F arias . ▁His ▁wife , ▁Maria ▁Germ ana , ▁was ▁a ▁beautiful ▁woman ▁capital , ▁as ▁bef itted ▁upper - class ▁women ▁of ▁her ▁time , ▁only ▁received ▁religious ▁education ▁in ▁a ▁convent ▁and ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁house work . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁training ▁ ▁As ▁they ▁were ▁many ▁children , ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁society ▁besides ▁his ▁mother ▁were ▁numerous , ▁Con cha ▁could ▁never ▁have ▁been ▁educated ▁at ▁home . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁a ▁convent ▁school ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Pe ñ ar ro jas ▁ladies . ▁By ▁cross , ▁his ▁parents ▁believed ▁the ▁rig or ▁employed ▁at ▁that ▁school ▁could ▁correct ▁it . ▁There ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁strict ▁up br ing ing ▁that ▁included ▁f logging , ▁don key ▁ears ▁and ▁a ▁cat ▁thrown ▁by ▁his ▁big oted ▁head ▁teacher , ▁who ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁words ▁" was ▁a ▁devil ▁inc arn ate ." ▁The ▁instruction ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁reading ▁and ▁c ate ch ism ▁that ▁forced ▁her ▁to ▁learn ▁by ▁heart ; ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁less on ▁was ▁not ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁repeated ▁c ries ▁word ▁for ▁word . ▁His ▁teachers ▁were ▁so