Subsequently, he joined the Liberal Party, for which he was elected Senator for the province of Coquimbo (1831-1840), of Ñuble (1840-1843) and Santiago (1843-1849).
Trees cultivated from material collected from Ñuble, which is the provenance closest to the Equator, were the most damaged by frosts.
The Ñuble River or Rio Ñuble is a river of the province of Ñuble, located in southern Chile in the Bío Bío Region.
The station is located underground, between stations Santa Isabel to the north and Ñuble to the south.
In 1875, President Federico Errázuriz Zañartu appointed him Intendant of Ñuble, and, in 1878, he was commissioned as commander in Mulchén.