Early Years
Arizmendi was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and there he studied in the convent of the Dominican Frays. He then went to Caracas, Venezuela where he studied Canonic and Civil Law. He earned his Doctorate degree in the Dominican Republic and on July 16, 1785, he was ordinated a priest.
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