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Madero was educated at the Jesuit college in Saltillo, but this early Catholic education had little lasting impact.

Instead, his father's subscription to the magazine Revue Spirit awakened in the young Madero an interest in Spiritism, an offshoot of Spiritualism.

As a young man, Madero's father sent him to the École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris ( HEC ).

During his time in France, Madero made a pilgrimage to the tomb of Allan Kardec, the founder of Spiritism, and became a passionate advocate of Spiritism, soon coming to believe he was a medium.

Then he graduated from High school at Culver Academies, achieving high leadership positions.

Following business school, Madero traveled to the University of California, Berkeley to study agricultural techniques and to improve his English.

During his time there, he was influenced by the Theosophist ideas of Annie Besant, which were prominent at nearby Stanford University.