He came to America in 1687 with his uncle, who had been named Archbishop of Charcas, and then he moved to Chile for the first time in 1670, in the retinue of governor Juan Henríquez.
He came to America in 1687 with his uncle, who had been named Archbishop of Charcas, in present-day Bolivia. Afterwards, in 1670, he moved to Chile for the first time with the retinue of governor Juan Henríquez.