Wobadwira ku Ozumba, State of Mexico, mu 1737, adayamba ntchito yachipembedzo ndipo adadzozedwa kukhala wansembe ali ndi zaka makumi awiri.
Ngakhale amaphunzitsidwa mwamafilosofi, kuyambira ali mwana kwambiri amakhala ndi chidwi chodziwa ndikugwiritsa ntchito sayansi yachilengedwe, fizikiki, masamu ndi zakuthambo. Amasindikiza ntchito zofunikira pamitu yasayansi m'manyuzipepala ndi magazini am'nthawi yake. Amadziwika padziko lonse lapansi ndipo amasankhidwa kukhala mnzake wofananira nawo ku Paris Academy of Science. Amathera nthawi yayitali akuchita zoyeserera zasayansi ndikupanga laibulale yayikulu kwambiri. Iye ndi wokhometsa wa zidutswa zofukulidwa m'mabwinja ndi zitsanzo zosowa za zomera ndi nyama. Onani Xochicalco. Kuti amupatse ulemu, mu 1884 bungwe la Antonio Alzate Scientific Society lidakhazikitsidwa, lomwe mu 1935 lidakhala National Academy of Science. Ntchito yake yodziwika bwino yolemba ndi zolemba ku Ancient History of Mexico wolemba Jesuit Francisco Javier Clavijero. Amati ndi wachibale wakutali wa Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Adamwalira ku Mexico City mu 1799.
