ˈɜːli ɪn hɪz ˈɪnfənsi hiː wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ hoʊsˈeɪ mˈæɹiə pɛzˈoʊə ænd ɪmɚɹˈiːʃə vˈeɪlɪz, ɐn ˈɛldɚli kˈʌpəl hˌuː hæd nˈoʊ tʃˈɪldɹən ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn.
Early in his infancy he was adopted by José María Pezoa and Emerecia Véliz, an elderly couple who had no children of their own.