 He held an important place in the Portuguese Republican Party.He was an esteemed citizen of Póvoa de Varzim, a fact that led to his being elected to the Parliament in 1919 and in 1925 to the position of senator from District of Porto.Among his works are "O Poveiro" (1932), "A Crença do Poveiro nas Almas Penadas" 1(1933), "Inscrições Tumulares por Siglas (1942) and "A Epopeia dos Humildes" (1952).