Education
He completed his secondary school studies at the National Preparatory School in 1918 and entered the National Law School, where he was received as a lawyer in 1926.
politician university professor
He completed his secondary school studies at the National Preparatory School in 1918 and entered the National Law School, where he was received as a lawyer in 1926.
In 1944 he served as rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and later secretary of public education. From 1925 he served as an adjunct professor, teaching the subject of public international law. In 1939 he was elected director of the National Law School until 1941.
The day after the resignation of the rector, Brito Foucher, a group led by Gual, Roberto Medellin Ostos and Raul Cervantes Ahumada was presented to the rectory of the University.
They were concerned about the University being considered leaderless and thus formed the group known as "Directorio" which sought to save the institution and take over the offices. The council unanimously appointed Manuel Gual as rector, who set out to perform the actions deemed necessary to resolve the crisis of the university.
However, just four days later, the President decided to ask both the Rector and Joseph Aguilar Alvarez, appointed by the University Council, to resign, as they had been appointed a compromise board (the Board of exrectors) which would assume the government of the institution and restore the university organization. After his brief stewardship, he temporarily retired from teaching.
He joined the cabinet of president, Miguel Alemán Valdés as secretary of public education, a post he held throughout the administration.
Although some resistance, but interested in resolving the conflict that put the university in crisis, this group of academics, like the one led by Aguilar, obeyed the president"s decision and after the resignation of Gual Vidal, delivered to the members of the Board of exrectors the building of the rectory.