He was appointed magistrate of Santiago, mayor of mines, and lieutenant of the captain general by Manuel de Amat y Juniet in 1761.
hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd mˈædʒɪstɹˌeɪt ʌv sˌæntɪˈɑːɡoʊ, mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv mˈaɪnz, ænd luːtˈɛnənt ʌvðə kˈæptɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl baɪ mænwˈɛl də ˈæmæt wˈaɪ dʒˈuːniət ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.