Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara, a Chilean historian was born 31 January 1936. He is most well-known for his work in the field of social history as well as the interpretation of social movements. The most recent examples are the student protests that took place in 2006 and 2011. Salazar was born into the poorest of families. He was a student of sociology, sociology and history in the prestigious Universidad de Chile. He was also an assistant for Mario Gongora, a classical historian, and Hector Herrera Cajas, a historian. Salazar was a member of the Revolutionary Left Movement from 1971 to 1973. 2] In 1973, Salazar was tortured at Villa Grimaldi by the military. When he was released from the military prison camp, he fled to England. The government granted him a scholarship to continue his studies in Hull University. University of Hull. In 1984, he received a PhD from the university with a focus on Economic and Social History. His return to Chile the following year. Salazar had a breakthrough 1985, which is relatively unnoticed. His subject of study has included labourers, peons proletarians, child Huachos, women and children. Salazar is the founder of Nueva Historia Social which is an ongoing historical trend. Salazar views history as an efficient tool to facilitate social action. Interview: Salazar declared that he is an "leftist, critical socio historian" and he rejected the term "Marxist".