Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara was born on 31 January 1936. He was a prominent figure in Chilean historiography. His country is well-known for his research in sociology as well as his theories of movement. Particularly, he was prominent in the student protests of the years 2011-12 and 2006. Salazar was raised by an economically poor family. He pursued a degree in philosophy, history and sociology at Universidad de Chile. He worked as an assistant to Mario Gongora, a classical historian and Hector Herrera Cajas, a historian. Salazar was an active Revolutionary Left Movement member from 1973 until 1973. 2. In the year 1973 the group was assaulted in Villa Grimaldi by the military. In 1976, he was released from a military prison and then exiled in Britain. He was awarded a scholarship for further study at University of Hull. He earned a PhD in Economic and Social History from the university in 1984. In the following year after that, he returned to Chile. Salazar was largely unknown up until 1985 when he made his breakthrough. Salazar's subjects of research included laborers, peons, and children Huachos, as well as women. [1] Salazar is one of the founders of the historiographic current known as Nueva Historia Social. Salazar views history as an instrument for promoting democratic action. Interview: Salazar declared that he is an "leftist social historian, critical" and rejected the term "Marxist".