He is an emeritus professor of Contemporary History at the University of Santiago de Compostela, where he was Rector from 1990 to 1994. He is also a doctor «honoris causa», granted by the University of Minho (2015).
Among his recent publications, «Galicia, a Nation Between Two Worlds» (Past & Present, 2019) and «Republican Exile and National Pluralism: Spain, 1936-1982» (Marcial Pons, 2021). He also coordinated «History of Spain» (Critique e Marcial Pons, 2007-2017, 12 vols.) with Josep Fontana.