▁pian ist ▁that ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁Porto , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁There ▁he ▁married ▁ ▁his ▁student ▁Clement ina ▁N og ue ira ▁and ▁had ▁two ▁children . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁he ▁joined ▁a ▁literary ▁and ▁art istic ▁circle ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁city ▁of ▁Esp inho , ▁which ▁included ▁personal ities ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁painter ▁Ama de o ▁de ▁Sou za - Card oso , ▁the ▁poet ▁and ▁ped agog ue ▁João ▁de ▁Bar ros ▁and , ▁above ▁all , ▁Dr ▁Manuel ▁Lar anje ira . ▁Through ▁this ▁singular ▁intellectual , ▁he ▁met ▁other ▁characters ▁such ▁as ▁Miguel ▁de ▁Un am uno , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁correspond ed ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁His ▁Spanish ▁friends ▁and ▁occas ional ▁collabor ators ▁included ▁the ▁painter ▁Cec ilio ▁Pl á , ▁the ▁play w right ▁Gu ill ermo ▁Per r ín ▁and ▁the ▁cart oon ist ▁Ram ón ▁C illa . ▁ ▁Blan co ▁developed ▁an ▁important ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁piano ▁teacher , ▁with ▁many ▁dis ci ples ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁opened ▁Porto ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁Blan co ▁had ▁a ▁relevant ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁fl our ishing ▁cultural ▁life ▁of ▁Porto ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁in ▁movements ▁such ▁as