sentences:  He published several works about law and history which were, at the time considered of great value.With the advent of liberalism, he was elected to the "Cortes Gerais Extraordinárias e Constituintes da Nação Portuguesa" (Extraordinary and Constituent General Courts), where he was elected as session president for five times.He also had an important role in the standardization of weights and measurements in Portugal and was a member of the committee tasked with revising the foral laws.