Education

He studied Law at the Escuela Nacional de Jurisprudencia of México.

Career

He was the director of the Academy from 1912 until his death in 1916. He was also the Mexican Ambassador to America around 1910. After graduating he was made Secretary of State of Tabasco.

At the same time, he was a Professor of Law and Economics at the Universidad de México.

During his lifetime he participated in the writing of the Mexican Code of Commerce of 1889 and the Law of Creditary Institutions and Monetary Laws. In 1892 he represented Mexico at the International Monetary Conference held in Brussels (Belgium).

In addition, he was a Federal Deputy and in 1902, he was elected president of the Congreso. In 1911, he was designated by President Porfirio Díaz as president of the Arbitration Commission regarding the U.SMexican Chamizal dispute.

During his life he wrote a great deal of books specially in topics of law and monetary economics and politics.

Achievements

• Along with fellow Federal Deputy, Manuel R. Uruchurtu, he managed to win the definite ruling of King Victor Emanuel II of Italy, in favor of Mexico and against the United States, thus establishing that the Río Bravo was Mexican and not part of the border.

Membership

He was a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, the correspondent academy in Mexico of the Real Academia de la Lengua Española, since 1904.