▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Francisco ▁C ana ver is ▁and ▁Of elia ▁S egr est án , ▁belonging ▁to ▁a ▁Cre ole ▁family ▁of ▁French ▁descent . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁elementary ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁military ▁career ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁He ▁was ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 ° ▁Reg imiento ▁de ▁Cab aller ía ▁de ▁L í nea ▁( 2 nd ▁Line ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ), ▁towards ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁serving ▁as ▁al f érez ▁in ▁Gu amin í , ▁province ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁several ▁cl ash es ▁between ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁army ▁and ▁the ▁P amp as ▁tribes , ▁highlight ing ▁his ▁actions ▁in ▁the ▁Com bat ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁de ▁C urr um al án ▁( Cor onel ▁Su á rez ). ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁Sat urn ino ▁C ana ver i ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant , ▁taking ▁part ▁of ▁Camp aign s ▁to ▁the ▁desert ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Ej ército ▁Argent ino ▁against ▁the ▁ab orig ines . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁ca ci que ▁An c api ▁ Ñ anc uche o , ▁a ▁brave ▁chief ▁of ▁Pe h uen che ▁origin , ▁who ▁had ▁his ▁h uts ▁on ▁the ▁Ch ime hu in ▁River . ▁▁ ▁He ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁Ant ener ▁( bra ve ▁chief ▁of