Gabriela Ramos

Gabriela Ramos is Professor of Latin American History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Newnham College. Her research focuses on Andean social and cultural history, particularly death rituals and religious conversion during colonial rule. Awarded the Howard F. Cline Prize for her book Death and Conversion in the Andes, she examines Indigenous responses to Catholicism.

Research areas include colonial medicine, Indigenous migrants' experiences, and visual culture. Her publications analyze parish visitations, funeral practices, and ecclesiastical politics across Spanish America. Recent work explores epidemic perceptions and rights advocacy in Andean communities.

Professor Ramos teaches colonial Latin American history, Spanish expansion, and cultural encounters. She has supervised projects on Indigenous intellectuals and religious transformations.