Luis Berrocal-Maya obtained a bachelor in history at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a Master's Degree in Archaeology and Heritage from the same institution. Currently, he is working on his PhD at the Pompeu Fabra University related to the research group Colonialism, Gender and Materialities (CGyM). His thesis is based on architectural archaeology through which he investigates the social implications of the transition from the precolonial to the colonial period in the Mariana Islands.