Along with Pascual Guaglianone, Julián Basterra, Belén Sárraga, Ángel Falco, and José Peyrot he was a founding member of the 20th century anarchist movement in Uruguay.
He wrote the lyrics for two tangos: "Pampero" and "Ya no Cantas Chingolo", the latter was performed by Carlos Gardel in Europe.
He edited the newspaper El Trabajo (1901), and joined the magazine Futuro as its founder and director with Emilio Frugoni, Carlos Zum Felde, Ítalo Perrotti, José Ingenieros, and Julio C. Barcos.
[5] He took part in literary gatherings that took place at the Café El Polo Bamba near Plaza Independencia on Calle Colonia between Ciudadela and Florida.
Florencio Sánchez, Emilio Frugoni, Horacio Quiroga, Ernesto Herrera, Roberto de las Carreras were among other frequenters of the café.