Capitán Tiago did not receive a formal education due to his mother's cruelty. He became a servant for a Dominican priest and later assisted in his family's trading business. He married Doña Pía Alba from another wealthy family, and they were given a daughter, María Clara, who resembled Padre Damaso. Pía Alba died during childbirth, and the truth was that she was raped by Damaso to bear a child.