Tributo a José Pedro Varela: desde la educación del pueblo (1874) hasta la educación universal, pública, laica y gratuita a la clase obrera contemporánea

Abstract

Tribute to spread in this Atlantic coast to advanced pedagogical action of Uruguayan José Pedro Varela (1845-1879). Renowned Latin American intellectual, but entirely unknown in Europe. Varela, visionary democratic education, promoted the foundation of the modern school, for his educational principles: for all social class, popular, democratic, free, public, universal, secular, active, rational and scientific. In a social economic, religious, political and historical rather exclusive and hostile, facing the Catholic church and the emerging sectors of the national bourgeoisie. In our confusing this, an analysis of this type also receives recognition tasks done for the sake of development of democratizing educational ideals.