Joaquim Ibarz [SEP] date of death
Joaquim Ibarz
Joaquim Ibarz Melet (25 May 1943 – 12 March 2011) was a Spanish journalist who for 28 years was a Latin America correspondent for the Barcelona newspaper "La Vanguardia". He was widely recognized by his journalistic colleagues and others as an expert on Latin American affairs and as an authoritative and witty commentator upon them. "El País" correspondent Juan Jesús Aznárez described Ibarz as "the journalist who knows the most about Latin America." 
Also described as "a defender of democracy and a staunch critic
Juan Restrepo, formerly of TVE, said he possessed "a professional dedication I have rarely encountered in this job." Pablo Biffi, an editor at the Buenos Aires newspaper Clarín, described Ibarz as "a 'journalistic animal,' with an admirable and unmatched capacity for work." Mexican diplomat David Nájera called him a "gentlemanly witness to history." 
Journalist Roger Bartra, in a memoir of Ibarz, noted that "Joaquim began his work in Mexico" at a time when "a process of democratic transition