 His collection of poems "Caritat" ("Charity", 1885) was published to raise funds for reconstruction after the Andalusian earthquake of 25 December 1884.On March 21, 1886, when he was 41 years old, Bishop Morgades crowned him 'Poet of Catalonia' in the monastery of Ripoll.He published the epic poem "Canigó" and made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.