An haifeshi a Celaya, Guanajuato a cikin 1759.
Fitaccen mai zane-zane, sassaka, mai zana zane da zane-zane ya yi karatu na wani lokaci a Academia de San Carlos, amma ya kwashe tsawon rayuwarsa a garinsu inda ya mutu. Yana bin sanannen maɓuɓɓugar ruwan Neptune da shelar kwatancen Carlos IV, a cikin garin Querétaro. Wataƙila sanannen aikinsa shi ne Gidan Carmen, a Celaya, kodayake fadar ofididdigar Casa Rul, a cikin garin Guanajuato da gine-ginen farar hula da na addini da yawa a San Luis Potosí, Guadalajara da garuruwa da yawa a cikin Bajío suma sun yi fice. Shi ne marubucin zane-zane da kayan kwalliya masu kyau. Kari akan haka, yana rubuta ayyukan ibada da ayyukan satirical. Saboda shigarsa cikin gwagwarmayar neman 'yanci, masu gidan sarauta sun dauke shi fursuna. A cikin 1820 aka nada shi mataimakin lardi. Ya mutu a 1833.
