bˈɔːɹn ɪn sˈæntoʊ doʊmˈɪŋɡoʊ, hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn spˈeɪn, ænd wɛnt ˌɔn tə ɹᵻsˈiːv ɐ lˈɔː dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm nˈæʃənəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi pˈɛdɹoʊ hɛnɹˈɪkɛz jˈʊɹɹɛnjə ænd fɹʌm jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ɪn stɹˈæsbɜːɡ, fɹˈæns ænd ˈɪɾəli.
Born in Santo Domingo, he attended high school in Spain, and went on to receive a law degree from National University Pedro Henríquez Ureña and from universities in Strasbourg, France and Italy.