Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A cikin shekarun 1890, ta yi karatu a wata makaranta mai zaman kanta a Iloilo, wanda dangin Babban Alkalin Ramón Avanceña ke gudanarwa. Ta yi aiki a matsayin mataimaki a makarantar don biyan kuɗin karatun ta, abinci da masauki. Ta yi karatu a cikin shekaru goma na mulkin Mutanen Espanya a cikin Philippines, wanda ya haifar da karatunta a cikin Castilian, wanda ta yi fice a ciki. Bayan da
Yaƙin Philippine-Amurka, ta sami malamin Ba'amurke don koya mata ilimin nahawu da lissafi, a tsakanin sauran batutuwa.