 In 1910, he became the first Chair of the Department of History of the University of the Philippines.He was the holder of the Rizal professorial chair at the University of the Philippines in Padre Faura from 1912 to 1922.This chair was awarded him in recognition of his books on Rizal, the first being "The Story of Jose Rizal", 1909, followed "Lineage, Life and Labor of Jose Rizal, Philippine Patriot