Frances Ramos

Frances Ramos is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of South Florida, specializing in early modern Mexico and the Spanish Atlantic. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin (2005) and teaches courses on colonial Latin America, political transformations, and primary source analysis.

• Education: Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (2005)

Her research examines political culture, public ceremonies, and historical memory in colonial cities. Publications highlight how royal rituals and visual propaganda reinforced Bourbon legitimacy, with recent work analyzing War of the Spanish Succession iconography and fiscal debates in Puebla.

Scientific Awards:

• Michael C. Meyer Award for Best Book in Mexican History (2008-2012) for Identity, Ritual, and Power in Colonial Puebla

Her grant funders include the Social Science Research Council, Fulbright-Hays Foundation, American Philosophical Foundation, and National Endowment for the Humanities. She has contributed to understanding Bourbon reforms, urban resistance, and religious ritual as tools of imperial control.