In 1880 he purchased  of land in Santa Fe Province and founded there the present-day city of Venado Tuerto, named after a one-eyed deer that alerted early settlers to attacks by local Indians.
In 1880 he acquired a part of land in Santa Fe Province and established there the present-day city of Venado Tuerto, which got its name from a deer with an eye defect that alerted early settlers to potential threats from local Indians.