Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara was born on January 31, 1936. Vergara is a scholar of Chilean historical research. Chile is known for his studies of sociology and his theories of movement. Particularly, he was prominent in the student protests of the years 2011-12 and the 2006. Salazar was born into an economically poor family. He pursued studies in sociology, philosophy, 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. 1 Salazar used to be part of the Revolutionary Left Movement until 1973. The military tortured him in Villa Grimaldi during that year. [2] Having been released from the military prison in 1976 he went into exile in The United Kingdom. He was granted a scholarship to further his education in Hull University. University of Hull. The university he attended obtained the PhD master's degree in Economic and Social History in 1984. Then he returned to Chile in the year following. Unknown to many, Salazar's breakthrough happened in the year 1985. Salazar's subject of study included labourers, peons and children Huachos[A] and women. (1) Salazar is one of the founders of the current of historiography referred to as Nueva Historia Social. Salazar views history as an effective tool for political action. Interview: Salazar said that he was an "leftist and critical socio historian" and he rejected the term "Marxist".