 They settled in Villarrica, a town with a German-speaking population substantial enough to warrant a newspaper, "Villarrica-Actual", that publishes in Spanish and German.Attending that city's German-language school, León, who had previously learned English, Spanish, and Guaraní, learned German as well.He was 18 when he began working as a clerk for the cold-storage facilities of Swift & Co.'s slaughterhouse in the Zevallos Cué barrio of Asunción.