Jordi Vidal
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Ciències de l'Antiguitat, Faculty Member
En el presente artículo publicamos y analizamos una conferencia inédita de José Luis Álvarez de Linera sobre la ciudad de Babilonia, leída en 1907 en la Sociedad Malagueña de Ciencias Físicas y Naturales. En dicha conferencia Álvarez de... more
En el presente artículo publicamos y analizamos una conferencia inédita de José Luis Álvarez de Linera sobre la ciudad de Babilonia, leída en 1907 en la Sociedad Malagueña de Ciencias Físicas y Naturales. En dicha conferencia Álvarez de Linera desarrolló el mito historiográfico de las megalópolis mesopotámicas, entendidas como espacios desmesurados que simbolizaban los antivalores orientales (despotismo, depravación, lujuria, crueldad).] Palabras clave: Orientalismo, Mesopotamia, Asiriología. [In this article we edit and analyze an unpublished lecture by José Luis Álvarez de Linera on the city of Babylon, read in 1907 at the Sociedad Malagueña de Ciencias Físicas y Naturales. In this conference, Álvarez de Linera developed the historiographical myth of the Mesopotamian megalopolises, i.e. disproportionate spaces symbolizing oriental anti-values (despotism, depravity, lust, cruelty).
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With this article we continue the publication of the long series of archaeological lectures that Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya from 1905. On this occasion we present the manuscript of the... more
With this article we continue the publication of the long series of archaeological lectures that Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya from 1905. On this occasion we present the manuscript of the lecture he gave on November 11th, 1905 on prehistory of the Iberian Peninsula.
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the content of the Pelegrí Casades’ reading notes concerning three works related to the Old Testament: the Bíblia de Montserrat, the translation of the Bible funded by the Fundació Bíblica Catalana, and... more
The aim of this paper is to analyze the content of the Pelegrí Casades’ reading notes concerning three works related to the Old Testament: the Bíblia de Montserrat, the translation of the Bible funded by the Fundació Bíblica Catalana, and the volumes on the Bible by Louis-Claude Fillion. These notes occupy a total of three hundred and ninety-nine manuscript quartiles, and contain a summary of said works, as well as numerous comments by Casades. Those comments allow us to analyze some of the essential trends of his thought, such as Catholic conservatism, authoritarianism and anti-Semitism, among others.
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This article presents and analyses two unpublished manuscripts by Josep Brunet i Bellet dating respectively to 1903 and 1904 that represent two of the oldest translations of the Meša stele into Catalan. This article also compares Brunet’s... more
This article presents and analyses two unpublished manuscripts by Josep Brunet i Bellet dating respectively to 1903 and 1904 that represent two of the oldest translations of the Meša stele into Catalan. This article also compares Brunet’s translations with another anonymous translation published in 1903 in La Veu de Catalunya. Finally, the study delves into
the allegations raised by both Brunet and the author of the La Veu de Catalunya article regarding the authenticity of the stele.
the allegations raised by both Brunet and the author of the La Veu de Catalunya article regarding the authenticity of the stele.
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In this paper, we present an unpublished manuscript by the Catalan biblical scholar Eduard Bosch Bellver (1921-2004). Although the text is untitled and undated, we have been able to determine that it consists of the notes Bosch wrote for... more
In this paper, we present an unpublished manuscript by the Catalan biblical scholar Eduard Bosch Bellver (1921-2004). Although the text is untitled and undated, we have been able to determine that it consists of the notes Bosch wrote for a summer course called «Los libros históricos del Antiguo Testamento» (Historical Books of the Old Testament), given at the Borja Centre in 1981. The manuscript shows Bosch’s proximity to the theoretical postulates of historical-critical exegesis, a new historiographical trend that was predominant in Europe at the time and which he himself incorporated into classes at the Barcelona Seminary.
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The aim of this paper is to edit the unpublished translation of the Siloam tunnel inscription carried out by the Catalan scholar Josep Brunet i Bellet in 1893. At the same time, it also analyses the reasons that led Brunet to consider the... more
The aim of this paper is to edit the unpublished translation of the Siloam tunnel inscription carried out by the Catalan scholar Josep Brunet i Bellet in 1893. At the same time, it also analyses the reasons that led Brunet to consider the inscription as a forgery.
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With this article we continue the publication of the long series of archaeological lectures that Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya from 1905. On this occasion we present the manuscript of the... more
With this article we continue the publication of the long series of archaeological lectures that Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya from 1905. On this occasion we present the manuscript of the lecture he gave on November 4th, 1905 on prehistory.
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El objetivo de la presente nota es el análisis y edición de uno de los primeros estudios dedicados a la estela de Meša de Moab en el estado español. Dicho estudio se conserva en dos manuscritos distintos y nunca fue publicado. El primer... more
El objetivo de la presente nota es el análisis y edición de uno de los primeros estudios dedicados a la estela de Meša de Moab en el estado español. Dicho estudio se conserva en dos manuscritos distintos y nunca fue publicado. El primer manuscrito forma parte de los fondos del Archivo de la Academia Malagueña de Ciencias. 2 Se trata de 44 cuartillas autografiadas, obra del comerciante y erudito malagueño José Luis Álvarez de Linera Duarte (Málaga, 1854-1937). El título del texto es "La Estela de Moab, estudio arqueológico" y, según se afirma en la portada, fue leído por el autor el 23 de octubre de
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The aim of this paper is to edit and analyse two unpublished documents on Assyrian art written by the painter Enric Monserdà (1850-1926). They are two lessons belonging to the courses on “History of Art” and “History of the Decorative... more
The aim of this paper is to edit and analyse two unpublished documents on Assyrian art written by the painter Enric Monserdà (1850-1926). They are two lessons belonging to the courses on “History of Art” and “History of the Decorative Arts” taught by Monserdà on an unknown date. Interestingly, Monserdà made a very different assessment of Assyrian art in both documents. While the former emphasized its low quality, the latter claimed that the Assyrians were able to produce true masterpieces. Therefore, those texts show the evolution of Monserdà’s thinking on
the quality of Assyrian art.
the quality of Assyrian art.
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The aim of this paper is to analyse an unpublished text by Joaquín González Echegaray. They are probably the notes of his conference “Archaeological excavations in Palestine in the last ten years”, read at the Ateneo de Santander on July... more
The aim of this paper is to analyse an unpublished text by Joaquín González Echegaray. They are probably the notes of his conference “Archaeological excavations in Palestine in the last ten years”, read at the Ateneo de Santander on July 6th, 1961. Throughout the text the author reviewed the news provided by the recent archaeological excavations in Qumran, Jericho and Mogaret Dalal. The analysis of the conference allows us a better understanding of the archaeological thought of González Echegaray, especially in relation to issues such as the urbanization process in the Ancient Near East and the relationship between the Bible and archaeology.
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With this article we continue the publication of the long cycle of archaeological lectures that Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes gave, among others, at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya from 1905. On this occasion we present the... more
With this article we continue the publication of the long cycle of archaeological lectures that Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes gave, among others, at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya from 1905. On this occasion we present the manuscripts of the lectures he gave on the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb between 1924 and 1929.
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With this article we begin the publication of the long cycle of archaeological lectures that Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya from 1905. On this occasion we present the manuscript of the three... more
With this article we begin the publication of the long cycle of archaeological lectures that Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya from 1905. On this occasion we present the manuscript of the three lectures he gave in 1929 on the discoveries of Leonard Woolley in the royal necropolis of Ur.
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En aquest article s'analitza la relacio de Salvador Espriu amb els estudis del Proxim Orient Antic a Catalunya. Els principals objectius son estudiar l'origen de l'interes d'Espriu per l'orientalisme antic, la seva... more
En aquest article s'analitza la relacio de Salvador Espriu amb els estudis del Proxim Orient Antic a Catalunya. Els principals objectius son estudiar l'origen de l'interes d'Espriu per l'orientalisme antic, la seva relacio amb la Biblia i l'Antic Israel, i les causes del fracas de la seva vocacio per l'egiptologia. Finalment, portem a terme una analisi historiografica de la seva contribucio a Tiempos Antiguos.
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"Índice Introducción ………………………………………….………… ……... IX 1. Territorialidad, fronteras y fortificaciones en la cuenca sirio-mesopotámica ……………………………………… 1 Juan-Luis Montero Fenollós 2. La guerra de asedio en el período paleobabilónico... more
"Índice Introducción ………………………………………….………… ……... IX 1. Territorialidad, fronteras y fortificaciones en la cuenca sirio-mesopotámica ……………………………………… 1 Juan-Luis Montero Fenollós 2. La guerra de asedio en el período paleobabilónico según los textos de Mari ……………………………………………… 21 Jordi Vidal 3. Las razias de Aquiles y el asedio de Troya: ¿motivo épico o estrategia de guerra? ………………………………… 40 Marta Oller Guzmán 4. Asedio e insularidad en la estrategia de Pericles …………………… 57 César Sierra Martín 5. Alejandro Magno, poliorcetes ……………………………………… 77 Borja Antela-Bernárdez 6. Camino a Korakesion ………………………………………………135 Isaías Arrayás Morales"
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The aim of this paper is to analyse the situation of Oriental Studies in Spain in 1939–1941 and its relationship with the extreme right-wing government created by General Franco after the Spanish Civil War. We are particularly interested... more
The aim of this paper is to analyse the situation of Oriental Studies in Spain in 1939–1941 and its relationship with the extreme right-wing government created by General Franco after the Spanish Civil War. We are particularly interested in the project for the creation of the “Instituto Ibérico Oriental”, a research institute planned and promoted by Henry Heras in 1938. Franco’s victory in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) ushered in a totalitarian regime inspired by European fascism and with close links to Italy and Germany. Spain’s very special relationship with the Axis powers lasted some four years, until 1943, when the tide of the Second World War began to turn; as an Allied victory became increasingly likely, Franco’s regime tried to disguise or break its links with fascism. In any case, both before and after 1943 Franco’s regime set up a totalitarian government, an extreme right-wing ideology closely linked to the Catholic Church, and a single party system. Naturally, these developments had profound consequences for the academic world. In this paper we focus on its impact on the study of Ancient History, Archaeology, and Oriental Studies in Spain.
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Resumen En el presente artículo presentamos un trabajo inédito del arqueólogo e historiador español Lluís Pericot García sobre los sumerios, escrito en 1917. En dicho trabajo Pericot esbozó la que iba a ser su interpretación canónica... more
Resumen En el presente artículo presentamos un trabajo inédito del arqueólogo e historiador español Lluís Pericot García sobre los sumerios, escrito en 1917. En dicho trabajo Pericot esbozó la que iba a ser su interpretación canónica acerca de las características de la civilización sumeria: origen dravídico, interés por el desarrollo político de las ciudades-estado sumerias durante el III milenio a.n.e., prioridad cultural sumeria en el ámbito del Próximo Oriente Antiguo. Como se comprobará a lo largo del artículo, esas tres constantes planteadas en 1917 se repitieron en todas las aproximaciones posteriores de Pericot sobre ese tema. Palabras Claves Bosch Gimpera, drávidas, semitas, Orientalística Antigua. In this article we examine an unpublished work by the Spanish archaeologist and historian Lluís Pericot García on the Sumerians written in 1917. In that work, Pericot outlined what was to be his canonical interpretation of the main features of the Sumerian civilization, ...
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The aim of this article is to analyze the anti-Semite ideology of the Catalan archaeologist Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes, studying his memoirs and the lectures he gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya between 1905 and 1917. The... more
The aim of this article is to analyze the anti-Semite ideology of the Catalan archaeologist Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes, studying his memoirs and the lectures he gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya between 1905 and 1917. The analysis carried out demonstrates the pretension of Casades to find archaeological arguments to legitimize his hate speech against the Jews. KEYWORDS: ISRAEL, JUDAH, CENTRE EXCURSIONISTA DE CATALUNYA, HATE SPEECH
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En el presente artículo se estudia la correspondencia entre Joaquín González Echegaray y Julio Martínez Santa-Olalla, relacionada con las excavaciones en Mogaret Dalal (1960-1961), las primeras excavaciones en Oriente dirigidas por un... more
En el presente artículo se estudia la correspondencia entre Joaquín González Echegaray y Julio Martínez Santa-Olalla, relacionada con las excavaciones en Mogaret Dalal (1960-1961), las primeras excavaciones en Oriente dirigidas por un arqueólogo español. Dicho estudio permite conocer mejor los métodos de trabajo de González Echegaray, las relaciones sociales y académicas que condicionaros sus trabajos en Jordania, así como su proyecto inédito de excavar en el yacimiento de Tulul adh-Dhahab (Penuel).
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El propósito de este artículo es reconstruir la historia del intento fracasado de crear una escuela catalana de arqueología oriental con sede en Atenas. Dicho proyecto fue ideado y financiado por Francesc Cambó en 1928, y contaba con la... more
El propósito de este artículo es reconstruir la historia del intento fracasado de crear una escuela catalana de arqueología oriental con sede en Atenas. Dicho proyecto fue ideado y financiado por Francesc Cambó en 1928, y contaba con la colaboración científica de Pere Bosch Gimpera y con el trabajo sobre el terreno de Josep Gibert i Buch. Entre sus principales resultados conviene destacar las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en Naxos y, sobre todo, en Siquem. Sin embargo, diversos problemas personales, económicos y políticos entre las personas implicadas en dicho proyecto provocaron que finalmente no se concretase.
Research Interests: Archaeology, Art, Athens, Atenas, Shechem, and 4 moreNaxos, Francesc Cambó, Siquem, and Pere Bosch-Gimpera
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En el presente articulo estudiaremos la figura del asiriologo Joaquin Penuela, centrandonos en su estancia de investigacion en Londres a finales de los anos cuarenta, y en el significado politico que tuvo la misma en el contexto del... more
En el presente articulo estudiaremos la figura del asiriologo Joaquin Penuela, centrandonos en su estancia de investigacion en Londres a finales de los anos cuarenta, y en el significado politico que tuvo la misma en el contexto del primer franquismo. Para tal fin hemos analizado el expediente de Joaquin Penuela de la Direccion General de Relaciones Culturales (entidad que le financio parte de la estancia), asi como parte de su correspondencia. Partiendo del analisis de la situacion particular de este investigador, veremos cuales fueron las estrategias y los cambios que se dieron en la politica exterior espanola entre 1947 y 1949.
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... Era una Historia centrada en el análisis de las batallas antiguas y no tan antiguas desde el impersonal punto de vista de las 'fichas' rojas y azules, geométricas y racionales, colocadas sobre mapas
un tipo... more
... Era una Historia centrada en el análisis de las batallas antiguas y no tan antiguas desde el impersonal punto de vista de las 'fichas' rojas y azules, geométricas y racionales, colocadas sobre mapas
un tipo de enfoque inhumano que en los campos de batalla había costado la ...
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The aim of this paper is to analyze an unpublished letter written by the biblical scholar Andrés Fernández Truyols in 1946. This letter contains a brief summary of the excavations carried out at Teleilat el-Ghassul, Lachish, Jericho, Ai,... more
The aim of this paper is to analyze an unpublished letter written by the biblical scholar Andrés Fernández Truyols in 1946. This letter contains a brief summary of the excavations carried out at Teleilat el-Ghassul, Lachish, Jericho, Ai, Megiddo and Jerusalem. Moreover, Fernández Truyols offered a definition of Biblical archaeology: (1) it was
an auxiliary science of biblical studies that lacked an autonomous entity; (2) its main function was to confirm the historical-religious veracity of the Bible; (3) It was a new discipline, so any possible discrepancy between archeology and the Bible had to be attributed to its poor development. Ultimately, the letter offered a radically conservative and apologetic definition of Biblical archeology
an auxiliary science of biblical studies that lacked an autonomous entity; (2) its main function was to confirm the historical-religious veracity of the Bible; (3) It was a new discipline, so any possible discrepancy between archeology and the Bible had to be attributed to its poor development. Ultimately, the letter offered a radically conservative and apologetic definition of Biblical archeology
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The aim of this article is to analyse the contribution of Teodor Creus i Corominas (1827-1921) to the development in Catalonia of Ancient Near Eastern Studies. The article delves into the content of his book La Arqueología y la Biblia,... more
The aim of this article is to analyse the contribution of Teodor
Creus i Corominas (1827-1921) to the development in Catalonia of
Ancient Near Eastern Studies. The article delves into the content
of his book La Arqueología y la Biblia, his press news and his letters
housed in the Biblioteca-Museu Víctor Balaguer in order to place
his work in its historical framework.
Creus i Corominas (1827-1921) to the development in Catalonia of
Ancient Near Eastern Studies. The article delves into the content
of his book La Arqueología y la Biblia, his press news and his letters
housed in the Biblioteca-Museu Víctor Balaguer in order to place
his work in its historical framework.
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With this article we begin the publication of the long cycle of archaeological lectures that Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya from 1905. On this occasion we present the manuscript of the three... more
With this article we begin the publication of the long cycle of archaeological lectures that Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya from 1905. On this occasion we present the manuscript of the three lectures he gave in 1929 on the discoveries of Leonard Woolley in the royal necropolis of Ur.
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The article analyzes the asiriophobic discourse issued by Pelegrí Casades in his lectures at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya in 1906. The paper studies the specific contents of his asiriophobia, analyzing its origins and situating... more
The article analyzes the asiriophobic discourse issued by Pelegrí Casades in his lectures at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya in 1906. The paper studies the specific contents of his asiriophobia, analyzing its origins and situating it in the intellectual context from which it emerged.
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The aim of this paper is to analyse the situation of biblical archaeology in Catalonia from 1900 to 1976. To this end, we study two specific aspects: the popular dissemination of biblical archaeology in Catalonia and its presence in... more
The aim of this paper is to analyse the situation of biblical archaeology in Catalonia from 1900 to 1976. To this end, we study two specific aspects: the popular dissemination of biblical archaeology in Catalonia and its presence in academia. The analysis shows that biblical archaeology had a marginal and imperfect presence in Catalan universities, as it was not part of the political and academic agenda of the country.
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The purpose of this paper is to rethink the manual Las primeras civilizaciones by Luis Suárez Fernández, 40 years after its publication. This work examines the academic context in which Las primeras civilizaciones emerged (absence of Near... more
The purpose of this paper is to rethink the manual Las primeras civilizaciones by Luis Suárez Fernández, 40 years after its publication. This work examines the academic context in which Las primeras civilizaciones emerged (absence of Near Eastern Studies in Spain), as well as its National Catholic bias with which was written.
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The aim of this article is to analyze the anti-Semite ideology of the Catalan archaeologist Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes, studying his memoirs and the lectures he gave at the Centre Excursionista de Catalunya between 1905 and 1917. The... more
The aim of this article is to analyze the anti-Semite ideology of the Catalan archaeologist Pelegrí Casades i Gramatxes, studying his memoirs and the lectures he gave at the Centre Excursionista de
Catalunya between 1905 and 1917. The analysis carried out demonstrates the pretension of Casades to find archaeological arguments to legitimize his hate speech against the Jews.
Catalunya between 1905 and 1917. The analysis carried out demonstrates the pretension of Casades to find archaeological arguments to legitimize his hate speech against the Jews.
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In this article we analyse the role played by an interdisciplinary approach as envisaged by Catalan ecclesiastical archaeologists during the first half of the twentieth century. We focus our analysis on four of the most prominent scholars... more
In this article we analyse the role played by an interdisciplinary approach as envisaged by Catalan ecclesiastical archaeologists during the first half of the twentieth century. We focus our analysis on four of the most
prominent scholars in this field: Josep Gudiol, Pere Batlle, Norbert Font and Joan Serra Vilaró. The study carried out shows the existence of two very different tendencies on this issue. The first is limited to the field of Christian archaeology and refers to the development of a restricted interdisciplinary, involving only the so-called sciences of antiquity. The second trend, applied in the study of prehistoric archaeology, is much broader, and includes geology, physical anthropology, ethnography, etc. However, in both cases, the existence of a harmonious and apologetic
resolve (less evident in the case of Serra Vilaró) decisively conditioned the type of relationship that archaeology established with the other disciplines throughout the period studied.
prominent scholars in this field: Josep Gudiol, Pere Batlle, Norbert Font and Joan Serra Vilaró. The study carried out shows the existence of two very different tendencies on this issue. The first is limited to the field of Christian archaeology and refers to the development of a restricted interdisciplinary, involving only the so-called sciences of antiquity. The second trend, applied in the study of prehistoric archaeology, is much broader, and includes geology, physical anthropology, ethnography, etc. However, in both cases, the existence of a harmonious and apologetic
resolve (less evident in the case of Serra Vilaró) decisively conditioned the type of relationship that archaeology established with the other disciplines throughout the period studied.
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Review-article of "Reconquistas"
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The aim of this paper is to reconstruct the years of academic training carried out by Joaquim Miret i Sans (1869-1882), relating them to his later historiographical work. By studying his correspondence (Biblioteca Nacional de Catalunya)... more
The aim of this paper is to reconstruct the years of academic training carried out by Joaquim Miret i Sans (1869-1882), relating them to his later historiographical work. By studying his correspondence (Biblioteca Nacional de Catalunya) and his academic files kept at the Arxiu Històric of the Universitat de Barcelona and the Archivo Histórico Nacional, we have attempted to provide new data on one of the littlest known stages of his life.