Ana María Coll Coll

Ana María Coll Coll is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Theory of Art at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), where she serves as department secretary. She teaches various courses including Historiographical Trends in the Contemporary Age, History of the 18th Century, Identity and Unrest in the Mediterranean in the 16th-17th Centuries, and The Idea of Europe throughout History across multiple degree programs including History, Catalan Language and Literature, and the Master's in Mediterranean Studies.

Her research focuses on modern history, particularly 18th century Mallorca, with emphasis on administrative structures, fiscal systems, and military presence during the Bourbon era. She leads the Consolidated R+D+I Group 'Institutions and Society in the Modern Age (ISEM)' at UIB.

Dr. Coll Coll's scholarly work demonstrates a consistent focus on the administrative and financial structures of 18th century Mallorca, with particular attention to the intendancy system, treasury administration, military logistics, and tax systems. Her publications reveal a sophisticated understanding of how local power structures interacted with centralizing Bourbon reforms, often highlighting the tensions between traditional local institutions and the new administrative models.

Her research methodology combines traditional archival work with social network analysis, examining how clientelism, family connections, and professional networks shaped administrative careers in 18th century Spain. This approach has yielded significant insights into the practical implementation of Enlightenment-era reforms in peripheral territories of the Spanish monarchy.