Early Years
Ruiz Belvis was born in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico (then a barrio of the municipality of (Mayagüez to José Antonio Ruiz and Manuela Belvis.. He received his primary education in Aguadilla. Ruiz Belvis went to Venezuela and graduated with a degree in philosophy from the University of Caracas. He later earned a law degree from the Central University of Madrid in Spain. During his stay in Spain, he befriended people with both liberal and reformist ideals who proposed the abolition of slavery.
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