The Ayala family owned a farm with some dairy products, a pair of horses, hens, pigs, and a small ranch where they grew some vegetables.

Culminating the third year, he moved to Asunción to enter the National College Asuncion, where he finished high school, helped by a grant from the government.

After completing the baccalaureate, he obtained a position as a classifier of official documents in the National Archives and joined the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences.

On March 17, 1924, Ayala resigned from the provisional chairmanship noting: "I am grateful to your honor of the confidence to play a position of such serious responsibilities.

("Agradezco a vuestro honorabilidad la confianza para desempeñar un cargo de tan graves responsabilidades.

Declaro ante vuestro Honorabilidad que he hecho para no defraudarla, en medio de muchas y poderosas contrariedades.").

Previously he had served as prosecutor of crime and in 1907, began his political career to run for deputy, and was elected the following year.