‘Supposed to be,’ said Fred. ‘But Spain supplied Hitler with volunteer soldiers and minerals. And here in the Canary Islands, Franco gave Hitler logistical support.’
‘Payback for Guernica,’ said Helen.
‘You could put it like that. One of the biggest threats to Britain in the early part of the war were the U-boats. They sunk an awful lot of ships.’
‘What’s this got to do with Spain?’ asked Margaret.
‘Spanish ports were refuelling the U-boats.’
‘It’s rumoured Hitler and Eva Braun escaped here in a U-boat and then fled to Argentina,’ Carol said. ‘Just thought I’d throw that in.’
Helen said, ‘You’re right. Alberto Vazquez-Figueroa wrote about it in his book Fuerteventura. He painted the villa as a kind of Nazi pleasure palace.’
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