He studied Law at Santiago University and practised as a lawyer in his native city, in Madrid and Uruguay from 1873 onwards, where he filled the offices of public prosecutor and county court judge.
He collaborated in the juridical magazine 'Foro Nacional' and published the following books: Explicaciones históricas elementales del Derecho Romano (Madrid, 1858) and Historia filosófica de la francmasonería (Montevideo, 1876). He also wrote the following monographs: Exposición histórico-filosófico-legal del matrimonio, Origen y Real Patrimonio de la Santa Custodia de Jerusalén, De la complicidad en los delitos, Del apremio temporal o prisión por deudas, Del domicilio en España, Del delito de bigamia, etc.