Raquel Torua Padilla

About the presenter

Raquel Torua Padilla holds a B.A. in history from the Universidad de Sonora and an M.A. in history from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on Indigenous peoples in northern Mexico, particularly the Yaqui. Her dissertation examines how conscription and military service shaped Yaqui communities and migration across Mexico and the United States. She is a 2026 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellow and a SECIHTI–ConTex Fellow.