Daniel Alvarez Santana

Daniel Alvarez Santana serves as a Part-Time Substitute Teacher in the Department of Historical Sciences within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. His academic focus centers on Ancient History, specifically Ptolemaic Egypt and religious syncretism.

His research expertise spans Egyptology, Religious History, and Cultural Legitimization processes in antiquity. Key interests include the interplay between Greco-Roman and Egyptian religious systems, particularly examining how deities like Isis, Osiris, and Serapis functioned as tools for political cohesion during the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Alvarez Santana actively mentors undergraduate researchers, recently supervising Gabriel Ramos Medina's 2024 thesis on religious legitimization in Ptolemaic Egypt. His academic service includes guiding final degree projects within the History program while contributing to the department's instructional mission in Ancient History.