 His most famous work (highly influenced by Oswald Spengler and the german Conservative Revolution) was "La fronda aristocrática en Chile" (1928), in which analyses the history of Chile in the 19th century as a conflict between the authoritarian state and the aristocracy.He was member of the National (Montt-Varist) Party, and was deputy from 1909 to 1912 representing Valparaíso and Casablanca.In 1915 he founded Nationalist Party along with Francisco Antonio Encina and Guillermo Subercaseaux.