From there he became involved in the discovery and exploitation of two important silver mining camps, or boomtowns, between 1716 and 1720, at Aguaje southeast of present-day Hermosillo, Sonora, and at Tetuachi, south of Arizpe.
He then became engaged in the exploration and commercialization of two pivotal silver mining communities, or boomtowns, spanning from 1716 to 1720, located at Aguaje near modern-day Hermosillo, Sonora, and at Tetuachi south of Arizpe.