#  Ignacio Chuecas Saldías 

Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 Luksic Visiting Scholar

 

 

 



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Ignacio Chuecas Saldías is a Professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Communications and a member of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Humanities at Universidad Finis Terrae in Santiago, Chile. He earned a PhD in Old Testament Studies from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and a PhD in History from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

His research focuses on colonial and frontier phenomena during the early modern period in the Spanish Empire. He has specialized in the Portuguese diaspora in the territories of the Spanish Crown, particularly in New Christian, converso, and Judaizing identities. His work includes aspects of social history—such as family networks and agency—as well as material culture, including the circulation of knowledge and objects within the New Christian diaspora.

At DRCLAS, he will explore the clandestine reception of Sephardic literature among Judaizers in colonial Spanish America (16th–17th centuries). He is currently the principal investigator of the projects: Fondecyt Regular No. 1241967, “Conversos, familia e imperio: Agencia conversa en contexto imperial (siglos XVI–XVII)” (2024–2028), and “Praying to the God of Israel according to the Portuguese Tradition (16th–18th centuries),” Cátedra de Estudos Sefarditas “Alberto Benveniste,” Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa.



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Academic Year
    
     [2026-2027](/academic-year/2026-2027)
- ## Location
    
     [Cambridge](/locations/cambridge-office)
- ## People
    
     [Visiting Scholar](/people/visiting-scholar)
- ## Scholars/Fellows
    
     [Luksic Visiting Scholars & Fellows](/scholarsfellows/luksic-visiting-scholars-fellows)