He received the request from the city council of Barcelona in February 1878, when he had graduated but not yet received his degree, which was sent from Madrid on 15 March of the same year.
Ia mendapatkan amanat dari dewan kota Barcelona pada Februari 1878, saat ia sudah lulus namun belum mendapatkan gelarnya, yang baru dikirimkan dari Madrid pada 15 Maret 1878.