Easy Podcast - Camilo Torres Restrepo, Colombia's guerrillero priest - Easy Español
About this episode
This episode explores the life and legacy of Camilo Torres Restrepo, a Colombian priest and revolutionary figure.
Camilo Torres Restrepo was a Colombian priest, political leader, professor and guerrillero . These roles might seem at odds with each other, but Camilo was at heart a man who witnessed first-hand the hardships and inequalities experienced by the lower classes in Colombia and was determined to make a change for good. While his ideology combining social Catholicism and Marxism ruffled many feathers within the Church and the ruling class in Colombia, he also became a revolutionary symbol to many others. Click play to hear about the remarkable life and legacy of el cura guerrillero from Colombia!
People in this episode
Host: Easy Español
Topics covered
- Colombian history
- social Catholicism
- Marxism
- revolutionary movements
- inequality
- religion and politics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Church
Places: Colombia
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