Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara, a Chilean historian was born 31 January 1936. He is recognized in his nation for his research into the social past and his interpretation of popular movements, including recent protests among students of 2006 and 2011-12. Salazar was raised by an income-constrained family. He studied sociology, philosophy, and history at Universidad de Chile. He was also an assistant for Mario Gongora, a classical historian, as well as Hector Herrera Cajas, a historian. Salazar was a part of the Revolutionary Left Movement from 1971 until 1973. The military tortured him in Villa Grimaldi during that year. After being released from a prison camp for military in 1976 , he entered exile to The United Kingdom. There he was given a scholarship that allowed him to continue studies at University of Hull. He earned the PhD on Economic and Social History from this university in 1984. The following year, he was back in Chile. Salazar made a breakthrough in 1985, which is relatively unknown. Salazar's research subjects included labourers, peons and children Huachos, as well as women. Salazar is one founder of Nueva Historia Social which is the name of a current in history. Salazar believes that history is an important tool for the social sphere. In an interview, he declares himself a "leftist as well as a critique historical socialist" and has rejected the term "Marxist"