Sir Vesa was born in Mexico to a dashing Spanish Conquistador father, and a Toltec Indian mother.

Even at a young age, Sir Vesa had the wanderlust that would make him a great treasure hunter, traveling to Machu Picchu in Peru, the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, and the site of what would later become Waco, Texas. His utterance upon arriving in Texas remains the city slogan for Waco:"¿Qué diablos estoy haciendo aquí? (What the hell am I doing here?)