Martí Joan de Galba (d. 1490) was co-author of the famous Catalan epic Tirant lo Blanc, which he helped finish during and after the death of his friend, the main author of the work, Joanot Martorell. David H. Rosenthal, one of the two translators of the work into English, notes that among Joan de Galba's stylistic contributions to the work are his precision with place-names and his reliance on John Mandeville's Travels. Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Catalan (Catal , Valenci ) is a Romance language spoken by as many as approximately 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of Catalan speakers are in Spain. ... Tirant lo Blanc, written by the Valencian knight Joanot Martorell, finished by Martí Joan De Galba and published in Valencia in 1490, is an epic romance and one of the key works in the evolution of the Western novel. ... Joanot Martorell (1413–1468) was the Valencian author of the novel Tirant lo Blanch in the Valencian or Catalan language. ... Jehan de Mandeville (Sir John Mandeville), the name claimed by the compiler of a singular book of travels, written in French, and published between 1357 and 1371. ...