hiː wʌzðə kˈoʊfˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv mˈɛksɪkˌoʊz nˈæʃənəl skˈuːl ʌv ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi ænd hˈɪstɚɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, ænd hˈɛld ɐ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ pəzˈɪʃən æt ðə nˈæʃənəl ɔːtˈɑːnəməs jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ.
He was the co-founder of Mexico's National School of Anthropology and History in 1938, and held a research position at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.