Upon graduating from the military academy in 1877, he was employed by the Corps of Engineers to perform topographic studies in the states of Puebla and Veracruz, where he met Emilia Águila Moya, his future wife.
He was graduating from the military academy in 1877. He was employed by the Corps of Engineers. This was to perform topographic studies in the states of Puebla and Veracruz. He met Emilia Águila Moya. Emilia Águila Moya was his future wife.