A year later their first son, Andrés Pío, would be born. Around 1856, he gained an interest in journalism, but an incident in a theater occurred, where he insulted Senator José Mármol loudly, challenging him to a duel for an injury inflicted on his family in the novel Amalia. This ended with him in prison and was exiled from the city, leading him to settle in the city of Paraná, capital at the time of Argentina. He carried out political journalism and became secretary to Salvador María del Carril.
