Joan-Lluís Palos

Joan-Lluís Palos is a Professor of Early Modern History at the Universitat de Barcelona, where he completed his doctorate in 1990. He has enriched his academic experience through research and teaching positions at esteemed institutions like the University of Cambridge, the Instituto Universitario Europeo in Florence, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA. His current research centers on Eleanor Alvarez of Toledo, Duchess of Tuscany, focusing on the cultural exchanges between Florence and Spain during the mid-sixteenth century, aiming to illuminate the intricate interactions that influenced the cultural dynamics of that era.