Nothing is known on childhood and education of Juan José. He was born in a coastal town of El Puerto de Santa María,Juan José Palomino Jimenez" entry, [in:] Geneanet service, available here but it is not clear whether he frequented schools there or in Jerez de la Frontera, where the family moved some time in the late 19th century.Quirós Linares 2006, p. 350 It is possible if not likely that he received schooling in the Marianist college, operational in Jerez; later on Palomino was very active in Los Luises, a congregation ran by the order.El Guadalete 23.01.17, available here It is neither known whether and if yes where he pursued an academic career. A typical path for a young man from a well-off family would have been studying law, most likely in Seville, but there is no confirmation of Palomino graduating either in the early 1920s or at any other time.
