Gabriel
Gabriel Salazar Vergara was born on January 31, 1936. Vergara is a scholar of Chilean historical research. In Chile, he is most well-known for his work on the social past and the understanding of the social movements. This includes recent student protests that took place in 2006 and the 2011. Salazar was born into an impoverished family. Salazar attended Universidad de Chile and studied sociology, philosophy and history. Salazar also served as an assistant for Mario Gongora and Hector Herrera Cajas the classical historian. Salazar was an active Revolutionary Left Movement member from 1973 to 1973. [2] In that year Salazar was tortured at Villa Grimaldi by the military. Then, in 1976, he was freed from a military prison and was exiled to the United Kingdom. He was given a grant to continue his studies in Hull University. University of Hull. He was awarded the distinction of receiving a PhD from the university with a focus on Economic and Social History. Following that it was his return to Chile. Unknown to many, Salazar's breakthrough happened in 1985. Salazar's subject of study included peons, labourers and children their huachos[A] along with women. Salazar was among the first members of Nueva Historia Social, a history-based movement. Salazar considers history to be an effective instrument for political action. In interview he has declared himself a "leftist and critique socio-historical historian" and rejected the label "Marxist"




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