Graduate, Geograhy and History, field Early Modern History, Universitat de Barcelona, 1978, with Graduate Honours. Fellowship, Fundación Juan March (Madrid), at Princeton University, Department of History, 1981. Professor J.H. Elliott’s research assistant, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1981-82 and 1984-85. Ph. D., Geography and History, Universitat de Barcelona, 1989. Doctoral dissertation: “From troubles to stability. Crown, liberties and politics in the kingdom of Aragon, 1585-1648” (in Spanish). Supervisor: Professor Pere Molas. Full Professor (Catedrático), Early Modern History, Universitat de Barcelona.