At the time of the event the hotel lodged high-profile General Franco family members Carmen Polo, Carmen Franco y Polo and Cristóbal Martínez Bordiú as well as many high-ranking military personnel, five of whom died in the fire. (12 July 1979)
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Sunday 24th of June 1979 (x) — The Steyaert family is robbed and killed by Mass murderer Freddy Horion and Roland Feneulle. Horion killed Roland Steyaert, his wife Leona, their daughters 13-year-old Hilde and 22-year-old Anne-Marie and her 24-year-old lover Marc.