Don Hermenegildo has always been a peasant with a dream: finish primary school and he has achieved it at the age of 96 years.

Hermenegildo Valle Castro This is an example to follow for his family and the Guasave community in Sinaloa. Has his 96 years, showed that it was never too late to reach your goals, just as he, who just complete their primary studies.

He is the first of the seven brothers to gain such recognition, as in his youth access to education was a luxury that his family could not afford.

In an interview for Infobae MexicoHermenegildo told his story and the pleasure that allowed him to see fully flourish. dream of the child.

Like millions of Mexicans, his life started on the ground take care of the cattle and plow the land. He lived on a ranch, far from urbanization. It was the 1930sand in those years rare area where there was a school.

As a result, he spent most of his time working with his father, pastor. Rarely I went to school to write the letters on a piece of paperand so, while taking care of animals, he practiced the alphabet.

This was the method that Hermenegildo used to learn letters and numbers. And it's only many years later that The wife of one of his older brothers taught him to read. According to him, he was always looking for someone to help him in his professional training.

"Little by little, thanks to friendships, I had the first points, I started doing other business with the family, I improved, I had business. and 1950 I went to canteensor I did some bookkeeping"

His prestige was such that he was released as administrative candidate of the ejido where he was and then of the regional committeewhere he was too. Despite this, the possibility of basic training

It was until a few months ago, when the National Institute of Older Persons (INAPAM) of Guasave launched a literacy campaign for people who had not finished their studies, who decided to close this cycle.

Rogelio Valle, son of Hermenegildo, told in an interview Infobae Mexico that his father heard about this campaign and he asked his granddaughter to study how it worked "Because he wanted to finish his loss of elementary school."

"Then she went to record it. study guides and he was she who advised, so that later on the site the exams corresponding ".

For 3 months, his granddaughter, who lives in a house next to his grandfather's house, advised him and took tests needed to be certified.

After a series of tests, this charismatic character received three weeks ago a official recognition that accredits who finished primary school

"It was a great pleasure because it was something I never had the opportunity to do in my youth and I really wanted to learn something. They gave me a certificate and the thing was a surprise; I was very happy and for family and friends, this was a much happiness"

This man who inside 21 days will be 97 years old, he realized that none of his brothers could, because even two of them died illiterate.

Even though he does not think he can go to high school, because his age is gone. "as thorough as before"He's always active, so he always drives different household tasks.

For his part, his son explained that his father lives with his wife, who is 77 years old. They keep each other company and care for each other, even if their granddaughter lives with her mother in a house next to them.

"My father is a plebon", concluded Rogelio, who reminds us that age does not matter when people have young mind.