Jose Gordillo

Professor José Gordillo has a PhD and a MA in the field of Latin American History granted by the State University of New York at Stony Brook (USA), and a BA in Economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) and the Universidad Mayor de San Simon (Bolivia). Since 2009, he has been teaching Latin American History and Culture courses at Mount Royal University, Saint Mary’s University and the University of Calgary. His Book Peasant Wars in Bolivia: Making, Thinking, and Living the Revolution in Cochabamba, 1952-64 was just published in July 2022 by the University of Calgary.

Working with Primary Sources

Celebrating the 4th Anniversary of the Bolivian National Revolution in the town of Cocapata. At the center is Sinforoso Rivas, the top peasant leader of the Valle Bajo, who is surrounded by agrarian judges and local peasant leaders. To the left is a group of peasant militiamen wearing military uniforms. The only woman attending the meeting is standing in the upper left end of the photograph. (Ayopaya, Cochabamba, April 1956).
Photo Provided by Jose Gordillo

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