ón ▁González ▁Reg u era ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁( in ▁ 1 6 0 5 ▁according ▁to ▁Carlos ▁González ▁de ▁Pos ada ) ▁in ▁L l org oz ana ▁( Car re ño ), ▁in ▁a ▁f idal go ▁family . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁Ant ón ▁de ▁Mar ir reg u era ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁mother , ▁María ▁González ▁Reg u era . ▁It ▁is ▁supposed ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁named ▁Pedro ▁Ál vare z ▁He via ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁died ▁early . ▁Being ▁without ▁a ▁father ▁and ▁starting ▁religious ▁studies , ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁from ▁his ▁mother , ▁following ▁the ▁tradition ▁( which ▁would ▁explain ▁why ▁in ▁some ▁documents ▁he ▁appears ▁as ▁Antonio ▁Ál vare z ). ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁Latin , ▁Human ities ▁and ▁The ology ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁O v ied o , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 1 ▁and ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁some ▁par ishes ▁in ▁Car re ño . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁f idal go ▁census ▁of ▁this ▁municipality ▁he ▁is ▁called ▁Antonio ▁González ▁Reg u era , ▁priest ▁of ▁Pri endes ▁between ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 4 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 5 ▁he ▁appears ▁as ▁the ▁priest ▁of ▁Al band i , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Antonio ▁González ▁Mo ñ iz , ▁taking ▁the ▁second ▁family ▁name ▁from ▁his ▁uncle ▁X o an ▁Mo ñ iz ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁preced ent