Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara, a Chilean historian was born 31 January 1936. The historian is well-known in the country for his studies of social history and interpretations of social movements, particularly the recent student protests of both 2011-12 and 2006. Salazar was born into an income-constrained family. He studied the fields of sociology, history, and philosophy on the Universidad de Chile. He was also an assistant for Mario Gongora, a classical historian, as well as Hector Herrera Cajas, a historian. Salazar was part of the Revolutionary Left Movement from 1971 until 1973. He was also tortured by the military at Villa Grimaldi that same year. After being released from a military prison camp in 1976 he went into exile to the United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, he was granted a scholarship for further study at University of Hull. In 1984, he was awarded an honorary PhD from the University of Hull of Hull in Economic and Social History. Salazar returned to Chile within the next year. Salazar achieved a breakthrough in 1985. The year 1985 is relatively not well-known. He studied peons in addition to working class and proletarians. Salazar is one of the founding members of Nueva Historia Social which is a historical current. Salazar views history as an effective instrument for the social sphere. Salazar stated that he's liberal and critical historian during an interview. He has resisted the "Marxist label."