o ▁de ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁His ▁mat ernal ▁pat ernal ▁great - grand father ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁ser ge ant ▁major ▁Francisco ▁P ell iza , ▁an ▁honor able ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁army , ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁wars ▁for ▁independence . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁brother ▁of ▁H é ctor ▁C ana ver i ▁and ▁cousin ▁of ▁Áng el ▁C ana very , ▁two ▁out standing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁army . ▁He ▁was ▁related - in - law ▁of ▁Juan ▁Greg orio ▁Lem os , ▁a ▁patri ot ▁who ▁served ▁under ▁General ▁José ▁de ▁San ▁Martin , ▁and ▁also ▁of ▁Bald om ero ▁Lam ela ▁Lu engo , ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁who ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Par agu ay an ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁his ▁daughter ▁Aur ora ▁C ana ver i ▁de ▁González , ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁p ension ▁for ▁the ▁services ▁provided ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁to ▁the ▁Des ert ▁ ▁by ▁dec ree ▁signed ▁by ▁President ▁Ed el mi ro ▁Juli án ▁Far rell , ▁and ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁War ▁Juan ▁Per ón . ▁ ▁Poss ibly ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁ancest ors ▁in ▁fifth ▁or ▁sixth ▁generation ▁were ▁from ▁Western ▁and ▁Central ▁Europe . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁his ▁relatives ▁settled ▁in ▁various ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁including ▁Ad ro gu é , ▁Ban field , ▁Bur z aco , ▁L omas ▁de