D. in History from the University of Porto, Portugal, in 2011 with the thesis “The Cult of Relics in Portugal in the XVI-XVII centuries. Context, Regulations, Functions and Symbolism”.
Nurse at the Public Hospital of Valdeorras (Orense, Spain)
Current research lines: women as protagonists of medical practices in the XVI-XVII centuries in Portugal; women as intermediaries in the Portuguese Overseas Empire; the study of gender, sex and sexuality in the Portuguese Overseas Empire; the role of beliefs and emotions in healing processes.
Student of Philosophy at the University of Santiago de Compostela