dr. gonzález was a spanish mestizo born out of the union of fausto lópez (from valladolid, spain) and maría amparo gonzález y de los ángeles (from baliuag, bulacan). he was trained as a doctor of medicine in spain at the "universidad de valladolid" and the "universidad central de madrid" (now the complutense university of madrid). he later attended the ophthalmology institute of dr. wecker in paris, france, to specialize in eye diseases. it is said that josé rizal worked for some time in the same institute though the two filipinos never met.