Dióscoro Teófilo de la Puebla y Tolín studied at the San Fernando Academy, where he specialised in historical painting and portraits, which he signed with his nickname. He won a stipend from the State to study in Rome, where he lived for five years. He sent his canvases to the National Fine Arts Exhibitions, where he received different accolades, including a Third Place Medal in 1860 and a First Place Medal in 1862 for The First Landing of Christopher Columbus in America. He lived in Cadiz, where he taught Colour and Composition at the Fine Arts School in 1864; he also worked at the Madrid School of Arts and Crafts (1871) and at school in San Fernando in 1883. He went on to become the director of this last school, taking over from Luis de Madrazo. He was the Deputy Chairman of the Association of Authors and Artists, and became a member of the Academy of San Fernando in 1882.
Dióscoro Teófilo de la Puebla y Tolín studied at the San Fernando Academy, where he specialised in historical painting and portraits, which he signed with his nickname. He won a stipend from the State to study in Rome, where he lived for five years. He sent his canvases to the National Fine Arts Exhibitions, where he received different accolades, including a Third Place Medal in 1860 and a First Place Medal in 1862 for The First Landing of Christopher Columbus in America. He lived in Cadiz, where he taught Colour and Composition at the Fine Arts School in 1864; he also worked at the Madrid School of Arts and Crafts (1871) and at school in San Fernando in 1883. He went on to become the director of this last school, taking over from Luis de Madrazo. He was the Deputy Chairman of the Association of Authors and Artists, and became a member of the Academy of San Fernando in 1882.