Adabadwira ku Celaya, Guanajuato mu 1759.
Wopanga mapulani, wosema ziboliboli, wopanga zojambulajambula, komanso wopenta utoto, adaphunzira kwakanthawi ku Academia de San Carlos, koma amakhala nthawi yayitali kumudzi wakwawo komwe adamwalira. Ali ndi ngongole ya kasupe wotchuka wa Neptune komanso chipilala cha Carlos IV mumzinda wa Querétaro. Mwina ntchito yake yotchuka ndi Kachisi wa Carmen, ku Celaya, ngakhale nyumba yachifumu ya Count of Casa Rul, mumzinda wa Guanajuato komanso nyumba zambiri zaboma ndi zachipembedzo ku San Luis Potosí, Guadalajara ndi matauni ambiri ku Bajío nawonso amadziwika. Iye ndiye mlembi wa utoto ndi zithunzi zapamwamba kwambiri. Kuphatikiza apo, amalemba zodzipereka komanso ntchito zoseketsa. Chifukwa chotenga nawo mbali pagulu lodziyimira pawokha, amangidwa ndi achifumu. Mu 1820 adasankhidwa kukhala wachiwiri kwa chigawo. Adamwalira mu 1833.
