In times of educational crisis, the death of Salomó Marquès (l'Escala, 1942) leaves a particularly painful void. A benchmark in the study and advocacy of the pedagogical revolution that the teachers of the republican years undertook, most of whom were later purged or went into exile, Salomó Marquès leaves Catalan society an extensive body of research and dissemination, and an example of civic commitment. In recent times he suffered from Alzheimer's. He passed away this Thursday, at the age of 84, just as he was about to enter a nursing home.