He studied at the Seminary in Mondoñedo and Lugo. He also studied Arts at University in Santiago and Salamanca. He got as chair to teach Latin in Málaga and Segovia.
José Crecente Vega wrote only a book in Galician language titled Codeseira (Santiago, 1933). It is a collection of poems about peasants and rural life. In this sense, he can be considered a follower of Noriega Varela because he describes nature focusing on the humblest things. He also published Tíbulo, Albio. Selección de elegías (Madrid, 1946) and wrote a collection of poems written in Galician and Castilian language, which are still unpublished.