[1][2][3] He studied at institutions that include the Peruvian College, the San Antonio Abad Seminary, and the National School of Sciences and Arts of Cuzco.

[4] When Chile declared war on Peru in 1879, he enlisted in the Legion of Honour, and when it was dissolved, he joined the column organized in Lampa Province.

[5] He joined the Order of Friars Minor on February 16, 1896, residing in the Convento de los Descalzos,[6] and was ordained as a bishop on September 23, 1900.

[7] In 1909, when he resided in the Recoleta Convent,[8] he was elected bishop-elect of Cuzco,[9][10] and beginning in 1910[11][12] he held the position of Bishop of Cusco until his resignation in 1917 (the same year that he would make his last pastoral visit)[13] for health reasons,[14] being succeeded by Pedro Pascual Farfán.

[7][15][16][17][18] During and after his tenure as bishop, he was in charge of the maintenance and financing of institutions under the administration of the Archdiocese of Cuzco, such as the San Antonio de Abad Seminary in the years 1915 and 1916, among others.