Josep Maria Salrach, one of the great medievalists of Catalonia and Europe, has died in Barcelona at the age of 80. He had been in poor health for some time, but remained active until the very end. On April 8, he attended the presentation of the collective book "The Book of the Year" at the CCCB. The memory of the Catalans, directed by his colleague and childhood friend Borja de Riquer, an event during which Salrach gave a brilliant brief analysis of mythification in history. He had been hospitalized in recent weeks. His death occurred yesterday, Monday, as announced by his family on Tuesday.

Josep Maria Salrach (Barcelona, 1945) is one of the great medievalists of Catalonia and Europe. Failing health, he has made an effort to speak to the ARA in this interview. Emeritus professor at the UPF, we review with him his career and his vision of Catalonia around the year 1000, at the time of the formation of the nation.