Salvador Barra
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Salvador Barra | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 May 1926 – 15 May 1930 | |
| Constituency | 17th Departamental Grouping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1887 |
| Party | Democratic Party Communist Party of Chile |
| Spouse | Clara García |
| Children | 7 |
| Parent(s) | Pedro Barra Matilde Woll |
| Occupation | Politician, journalist, labor leader |
Salvador Barra Woll (born 26 November 1887) was a Chilean politician, journalist, and labor leader associated with the socialist and communist movements during the first half of the 20th century.[1]
He was born in Iquique, Chile, on 26 November 1887.[1] He was the son of Pedro Antonio Barra, an army officer, and Matilde Woll Schultz, a German citizen. After the end of the War of the Pacific, his parents moved from Lima to Iquique, where they established their family. He was the eldest of ten siblings.[1]
He married Clara García Corvalán, and they had seven children.[1] He studied at the Liceo of Iquique.[1]
In 1907, he was a direct witness to the Santa María School massacre in Iquique, an event that profoundly influenced his political trajectory. Together with other labor leaders who had broken away from the Democratic Party, he participated in laying the foundations for the establishment of the Socialist Workers' Party in Iquique in 1912, alongside Luis Emilio Recabarren.[1]
He engaged in commercial activities in Iquique until 1921, including work at the haberdashery "El Candado".[1]