Later on, in 1907 he became the first president of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, president of the Diputació de Barcelona and a proponent of the Commonwealth of Catalonia, which he led until his death on April 6, 1914, having served as its first President of the Commonwealth.
Më vonë, në vitin 1907, ai u bë presidenti i parë i Institut d'Estudis Catalans, president i Diputació de Barcelona dhe ithtar i Commonwealth of Catalonia, të cilën e udhëhoqi deri sa vdiq më 6 prill 1914, duke shërbyer si president i saj. ^ Balcells, Albert.