 He was also a diplomat, serving in Colombia, Venezuela and France.He served in the Argentine Senate between 1898 and 1904 for Buenos Aires.Cané's works included "Ensayos" ("Essays") (1876); "Juvenilia" (1884), based on memories of his childhood and teenage years; "En Viaje 1881-1882" (1884) and "Light Prose" (1903), a collection of literary writings.