Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara, a Chilean historian, was born 31 January 1936. The country is famous for his sociology studies and his interpretations of movements. His work was especially prominent in the student demonstrations of 2011-12 and 2006. Salazar was born in a class-less family. He studied history, sociology , and philosophy at Universidad de Chile, and in the past, was an assistant of historical historian Mario Gongora and classical historian Hector Herrera Cajas. Salazar was a member of the Revolutionary Left Movement from 1971 until 1973. Two years later, Salazar was tortured at Villa Grimaldi by the military. Following his release from the military prison in the year 1976, he was sent into exile in The United Kingdom. Here he was granted the opportunity to receive a scholarship to continue studies at University of Hull. The university he attended received the PhD degree from the department of Economic and Social History in 1984. Then he returned to Chile that year. Salazar was largely unknown until the year 1985, when he achieved his debut. His subjects of research have included labourers, peons, proletariats, child females and huachos. Salazar was among the founders of Nueva Historia Social, a historical movement. Salazar sees history as an instrument to encourage actions of society. Interview: Salazar declared that he is an "leftist, critical socio historian" and he did not accept the label "Marxist".