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Salvador Lima

Researcher

Department of History

Contact info

salvador.lima@eui.eu

Nationality(ies)

Argentina

Italy

Cohort

2022

Salvador Lima

Researcher

Department of History

Thesis title

Legionnaires of the Modern Empire. A Transnational History of the French and Spanish Foreign Legions in the Interwar Period, 1919-1939

Supervisor

Glenda, Sluga

External Supervisor

Javier Rodrigo Sanchez

2nd reader

Lucy, Riall

Research themes

History of war Transnational soldiers War studies 20th century (Twentieth century) Global, imperial and colonial history Conflict studies (civil war) Decolonisation History of France Spanish Empire Fascism Nationalism Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Mediterranean

Recent research output

LIMA, Salvador Daniel (2025), Colonial soldiering and le cafard : boredom, morale and gender dynamics in the French and Spanish foreign legions, 1907–1939, Article
LIMA, Salvador Daniel (2025), From political exile to colonial military service : White Russians in the French Foreign Legion in the 1920s, Article
LIMA, Salvador Daniel (2025), Représentations de la Légion espagnole dans la presse et la littérature pendant la guerre du Rif, Article