Original sentence: As a young man, he met and befriended the Puerto Rican patriot Ramón Emeterio Betances.Convinced that the Spanish Crown was mistreating the people of Puerto Rico and inspired by the ideals of Betances, Rius joined the pro-independence movement in the island.Rius was born into a wealthy family of the town of Mayagüez, located on the west coast of Puerto Rico
Edited sentence: Convinced that the Spanish Crown was mistreating the people of Puerto Rico and inspired by the ideals of Betances, Rius left his studies in Spain and joined the pro-independence movement in the island.His family was one of the wealthiest families of the town of Mayagüez, located on the west coast of Puerto Rico.Rius parents were Eusebio Ruis and Ramona Rivera.Ruis was sent by his parents, to Madrid, Spain to study law at the University of Madrid.. As a young man, he met and befriended the Puerto Rican patriot Ramón Emeterio Betances