Santiago Sebastián (1931-1995) graduated in History of America, where he went to teach college classes in Cali (Colombia). He also taught at universities in Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona and Cordoba, besides carrying out academic stays at Heiderberg, Yale, and the Fine Arts Institute of New York. He founded and directed the magazine Traza y Baza, vital in Spanish iconology. Since 1978 he was professor of Art History at the University of Valencia, where he settled permanently.