Cirilo was born in 1885 in Cuevas de Provanco (Segovia). Cirilo's father was Julián García and his mother was Santas Carrascal. He was the oldest of four children. He had a brother and two sisters, named Facundo, Gregoria and Santas. He died, at the age of 64, on 7-Dec-1949 in Cuevas de Provanco (Segovia).