Background
He was the second son of Agustín de la Peza and Luisa Blasio.
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Jose Blasio
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Education
He attended private schools as a child and also went to Colegio Nacional de Minería (National College of Mining) but did not complete his studies because of the death of his father. He also attended Escuela de Comercio (Business School).
Career
He published the book (Intimate Maximilian) in 1905, based on his experiences during his service to the second Emperor of Mexico. Before meeting the second Emperor of Mexico (and because of his fluency in the French language), Blasio served as interpreter to engineer Felix Eloin who was close to the emperor. After Eloin left Mexico, Commander Loysel became Blasio"s boss.
At this time, he was ordered to personally deliver some documents to the emperor (at the time in Veracruz), and upon arrival was invited to rest for a few days.
During this brief stay, Maximiliano"s then secretary, Austrian Nicolás de Poliakóvitz, broke his arm while horseriding, this led the emperor replacing Poliakovitz with the young Blasio. Blasio kept this position until the death of the emperor in 1867.
After his retirement from Ferrocarriles de Mexico Blasio devoted his time to writing a book, in which he related his experiences as the emperor"s personal secretary.
