He entered the general corps of the Army. Afterwards, he retired as lieutenant commander and worked for a transatlantic company training specialized staff.
Apart from his collaboration in the magazine ‘Revista de Marina’, he wrote the following books: Don Álvaro de Bazán juzgado por el vicealmirante francés M. Jurien de la Graviére, Cartilla de electricidad práctica, Manual de T.S.H., Cartilla de máquinas de vapor, Geografía marítima, Construcción naval mercante and Guía práctica del marino. Besides, he published historical works and some books on Trigonometry, nautical charts and a treaty on navigation together with Ramón Estrada.