Had a bachelor's degree in Science from the University of Puerto Rico in 1927.
In 1940 earned a Master of Arts from the Teachers College, Columbia University in New York and His Doctorate in Education in 1947.
He worked as a science teacher at Julio L. Vizcarrondo Coronado High School in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
He was subsequently appointed Superintendent of Schools (1932–34), General Supervisor of Sciences), Deputy Commissioner of Public Instruction and appointed Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico (1969–1971).
At this study center he held the positions of Dean of Administration (1948–56) and Professor of the Graduate School of Pedagogy (1957–68).