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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Monday 24th of May 1982 (x) — Kidnap victim Suzanne Wagner escapes after being held imprisoned as a sex-slave for over a year by sex researcher Dr. Ulrich Kochwald.
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