Editing Pablo Escobar (section)

== Early life ==
[[File:Panoramica Centro De Medellin.jpg|thumb|The city of [[Medellín]], where Escobar grew up and began his criminal career]]
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was born on 1 December 1949 in [[Rionegro]], [[Antioquia Department]]. He belonged to the [[Paisa (region)|Paisa]] ethnic subgroup. His family was of [[Spaniards|Spanish]] origin, specifically from the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], and also had [[Italy|Italian]] roots.<ref>{{Cite web |last=cuatro.com |date=2018-04-19 |title=Roberto, hermano de Pablo Escobar: "Mi familia tiene raíces españolas, del País Vasco" |url=https://www.cuatro.com/viajeroscuatro/familia-pablo-escobar-raices-espanolas_18_2548905220.html |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Cuatro |language=es}}</ref> He was the third of seven children and grew up in [[poverty]], in the neighboring city of Medellín. His father was a small farmer and his mother was a teacher. Escobar left high school in 1966 just before his 17th birthday, before returning two years later with his cousin Gustavo Gaviria. At this time, the hard life on the streets of Medellín had polished them into gangster bullies in the eyes of teachers. The two dropped out of school after more than a year, but Escobar did not give up. Having forged a high school diploma, he studied briefly in college with the goal of becoming a criminal lawyer, a politician, and eventually the president but had to give up because of lack of money.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.historyhit.com/pablo-escobar-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-king-of-cocaine/|title=Pablo Escobar: The Rise and Fall of the 'King of Cocaine'|access-date=15 February 2024|archive-date=15 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215204515/https://www.historyhit.com/pablo-escobar-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-king-of-cocaine/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-pablo-escobar-1465149.html| title = Obituary: Pablo Escobar| author = Deas, Malcolm| work = Independent| date = 1993-12-04| access-date = 2016-07-29| language = en| archive-date = 18 August 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160818022357/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-pablo-escobar-1465149.html| url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="about">{{cite web| url = http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/20thcenturylatinamerica/a/bioescobar.htm| title = Biography of Pablo Escobar| author = Minster, Christopher| work = About.com| date = 8 July 2016| publisher = About, Inc| access-date = 2016-07-29| language = en| archive-date = 14 January 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160114065412/http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/20thcenturylatinamerica/a/bioescobar.htm}}</ref><ref name="chepesiuk-20">{{cite book | author =Chepesiuk, Ron | title =Escobar Versus Cali: The War of the Cartels | year = 2013| publisher =Strategic Media Books | isbn = 9781939521019 | language = en}}</ref>