Joaquim Albareda

Joaquim Albareda Salvadó (Manlleu, 1957), is the chairing professor of modern history at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona)[1] and former director of the Institut Universitari d'Història Jaume Vicens Vives at the same college.

During recent years he has focused his research on the topic of the War of Spanish Succession (1705-1714) and the political history of the 18th century.

Albareda is the author of Història de la Catalunya moderna (Pòrtic, 1999) alongside Pere Gifré.

El set-cents, volum III, directed by Pere Gabriel, (Edicions 62, 1996, pp.

Catalunya i l´Espanya moderna (Editorial Base, 2007) and, in collaboration of M. Janué i Miret, El nacimiento y la construcción del Estado moderno.