About
Salvador de Madariaga, born in La Coruña in 1886, was trained as an engineer before becoming a journalist in London. A member of the League of Nations Secretariat, he headed its Disarmament Section (1922-1927), then taught Spanish studies at Oxford. Ambassador of the Spanish Republic to the United States and France, he also served as Minister of Education and Justice in 1934. Exiled in England during the Civil War, he opposed the Franco regime. Co-founder of the College of Europe and president of Liberal International, he received the Charlemagne Prize in 1973. He died in 1978 in Locarno.
* 1886-07-23 — † 1978-12-14
Major works
- Englishmen, Frenchmen, Spaniards (1928)essay
- Christopher Columbus (1939)biography
- Hernán Cortés (1941)biography
- Spain (1942)essay
- El corazón de piedra verde (1942)historical novel
Key milestones
- 1921Joined the Secretariat of the League of Nations.
- 1936Resigned all posts and went into exile in England at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
- 1973Awarded the Charlemagne Prize for his life's work toward European unity.
Themes
liberalismEuropean unitynational identityexileSpanish history
Sources: britannica.com · karlspreis.de