GIA4707520 Massacre of the Italians of Aigues-Mortes (Aigues Mortes) on 16 and 17/08/1893: Italian workers recruited by the Compagnie des Salins du Midi for the threshing and lifting of salt are massacred by the French workers revolts by hiring Italian workers in a context of crisis. Scene of massacre of Italian workers in the salt marshes of Fangouse. Illustration from 1893 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Massacre of the Italians of Aigues-Mortes (Aigues Mortes) on 16 and 17/08/1893: Italian workers recruited by the Compagnie des Salins du Midi for the threshing and lifting of salt are massacred by the French workers revolts by hiring Italian workers in a context of crisis. Scene of massacre of Italian workers in the salt marshes of Fangouse. Illustration from 1893); by Giancarlo Costa.