His paternal grandfather Mariano Canaverys, whose father (Juan Canaverys) participated in the May Revolution, was a teacher who served as lieutenant of the 1st squadron of Hussars of Pueyrredón, having an active participation in the defense of Buenos Aires during the English invasions. Outside of Argentina in North Italy and South France there are some records about members of the Canavery family associated with military campaigns, including the services rendered to the French Army during the Napoleonic period by Joseph Canavery, born in Stura, Piedmont, who served as a rifleman of the Battalion Vélites of Turin.