 He was the emeritus chair of "Literaturas Románicas" (Romance Literature) at the University of Barcelona, which he held from 1950 to 1984.He was viceroy of the university in 1965–6 and viceroy of the Autonomous University of Barcelona from 1970 to 1976.He is the founder and honorary president of the Sociedad Roncesvals, dedicated to the study of the chanson de geste and cantar de gesta.