Martin Paul Sorowka holds an MSc in Architectural History from University College London (2004) and a PhD in Architecture from Seville University (2023, awarded cum laude), the thesis of which formed the basis for this publication. His research interests on British experiences in Enlightenment Spain, but also the architectural and artistic exchange between Andalusia and the Maghreb. He has presented papers internationally, and published articles in leading international journals on the themes of art and architectural history, and contributed to the exhibition catalogue Romantic Spain (CEEH, RABASF, 2022). He is Associate Fellow of the Royal Historic Society.