ale z ▁of ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁A man cio ▁González ▁y ▁Esc obar , ▁towns ▁founder ▁and ▁Francisco ▁J avier ▁Bog ar ín , ▁independence ▁leader ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Super ior ▁G over ning ▁Board ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁residence ▁in ▁As un ción , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁officer ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁military ▁movements ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Ch aco ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁he ▁posted ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁but ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Europe , ▁organized ▁by ▁his ▁family , ▁interrupted ▁his ▁studies . ▁ ▁In ▁France ▁he ▁started ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁mechanical ▁engineering , ▁but ▁left ▁soon ▁after , ▁dec iding ▁to ▁lead ▁a ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁priest hood . ▁ ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Del ay ed ▁V oc ations ▁Sem inary ▁of ▁Saint ▁L lan ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁P ius ▁Latin ▁American ▁Pont ific al ▁College ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law ▁and ▁Master ▁of ▁The ology . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁in ▁Rome , ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁hom eland . ▁ ▁Work ▁In ▁As un ción ▁he ▁organized ▁the ▁local ▁Catholic ▁Action , ▁of ▁whose ▁Central ▁Board ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Ad visor , ▁and ▁simultaneously ▁R ector ▁of ▁the ▁Or atory