He was the son of Antonio Maura - who was Prime Minister of Spain on five occasions.

Gabriel was active in the Liberal-Conservative Party and served as Labour Minister in the last government cabinet of Alfonso XIII before the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera.

As a historian Maura Gamazo was known for his chronicle of the Primo de Rivera dictatorship, 'Bosquejo Histórico de la Dictadura' (English: Historical Sketch of the Dictatorship).

He was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy and the Real Academia de la Historia, and he was also the second president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation from 1916 to 1920.

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