Gabriel

Gabriel Salazar Vergara (born 31 January 1936) is the Chilean historian. He is recognized in his nation for his research into social history and interpretations of social movements, particularly recent protests among students of 2006 and 2011-12. Salazar was born to an extremely poor family. He went to Universidad de Chile and studied the fields of sociology, philosophy and historical studies. He also worked as an assistant for Mario Gongora and Hector Herrera Cajas the famous historian. Salazar was a part of the Revolutionary Left Movement from 1971 through 1973. His military would torture him in Villa Grimaldi during that year. In 1976, he was released from a prison camp for military and went to exile in Britain. He was awarded a scholarship to further his education in the University of Hull. He was awarded the distinction of receiving a PhD from the University of Hull of Hull in Economic and Social History. After that after that, he returned to Chile. Salazar was largely unknown until the year 1985, when he achieved his breakthrough. The subjects he studied included peons, labourers, proletariats, child Huachos, women and children. (1) Salazar is one of the pioneers of the current of historiography referred to by the name of Nueva Historia Social. Salazar views history as a useful tool for actions in society. Salazar claimed that he was liberal and critical historian during an interview. He rejected the "Marxist designation."