Before he reached his first year of life, Caro Mendozas family settled in Bogota. However, his childhood was spent between Bogota and Bucaramanga, studying with the misses Esguerras in Bogotá, and in Bucaramanga with the Sarmiento sisters.
Antes de cumplir su primer año de vida, la familia Caro Mendoza se radica en Bogotá; sin embargo, su infancia transcurre entre Bogotá y Bucaramanga, estudiando en Bogotá con las señoritas Esguerra y en Bucaramanga con las hermanas Sarmiento.