The book “Lombroso’s Galaxy” explores how the Italian intellectual Cesare Lombroso influenced social policy in Latin America at the end of the nineteenth century. The author reveals the role of the “galaxy” surrounding Lombroso—a network that helped spread his ideas across the ocean and helped shape the culture of the category “the born criminal.” The book examines the impact of these ideas on the repressive, prison, and psychiatric system, as well as on racial relations in Latin American countries. This cultural phenomenon is described as significant yet forgotten in modern society.