PhD in English, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Professor of American Studies. Director of the EspaUSA encyclopedia about the Spanish presence in America. Member of the Advisory Board of the Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard. Editor of the Camino Real Journal. Treasurer of IASA (International American Studies Association). Member of the project “Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage” (Texas University, Houston). Member of the Advisory Board of the National Commission for the Commemorations of the New Spain.