In 1922, Miguel A. Salvatella founded the publishing house which bears his name in the heart of the Barcelona neighbourhood, Gracia. After working in his father's bookshop for several years, the young Miguel wanted to adapt school publications to the new educational trends of our time and which are encompassed under the "active school" concept. Salvatella thus became one of the pioneers in the field of educational publications, both for pupils and teachers.

The constant effort to adapt with the times made Salvatella a leading reference in the educational sector and has been maintained to the present day. When Miguel retired in 1977, his sons Juan and José María -with 20 years of experience- set up a public company headed up by both of them. Under their management, the publishers underwent some changes and without losing its pedagogical essence, it focussed on child education and on arts and crafts books; it was the first to create nursery-level sheets.

From 1997 it has been Joan, son of Juan, who has taken charge of the company, initiating a phase of multiple changes: the basis of the publishing house were modernised and new lines were opened up. In 2014, the image of Salvatella was given a fresh look, with a logo and website very much in line with the trends of the moment. All this brought together within an ambitious project to digitalise existing collections and create applications for mobile devices, while maintaining the high educational value so characteristic of the publishing house.