Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara was born on January 31, 1936. He was a prominent figure in Chilean historiography. The country is famous for his sociology studies and his analysis of political movements. He was particularly prominent in the student protests of 2011-12 and 2006. Salazar was raised in a low-income family. He studied sociology, sociology and history as a student at Universidad de Chile. He was also an assistant for Mario Gongora, a classical historian, and Hector Herrera Cajas, a historian. Salazar was one of the Revolutionary Left Movement member from 1973 to 1973. Also, he was tortured by the army in Villa Grimaldi that same year. When he was released from the prison camp for military in England, he fled the country. He was awarded one of the scholarships that enabled him to study further at University of Hull. He earned a PhD in Economic and Social History from that institution in 1984. Following that, he went back to Chile. Salazar made a breakthrough in 1985. His work is largely unnoticed. Salazar's subject of study included laborers, peons, and children Huachos, as well as women. 1 Salazar is one of the founders of the historiographic movement known as Nueva Historia Social. Salazar considers history to be an effective instrument for social action. Salazar stated that he's uncompromising and left-leaning social historian during an interview. He vehemently rejected the "Marxist description."