 He went to Mexico to pursue a degree of doctor of theology at the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, afterwards a master's degree on theology.By 1713, he joined a Dominican missionary to the Philippines.In the Philippines he held several posts such as being the vicar of a parish in Cavite, a professor of theology at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and twice served as the Rector Magnificus of the University of Santo Tomas.