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1Denotes the owners of the corporations who held the interests in
MANV and Calinvest.
Estaspan, Ltd. (Estaspan), was a Bermuda corporation
controlled by Gavin H. Watson, Jr. (Watson). Watson was MTNV’s
banker in Florida. Chavez did not participate in the California
operation. Chavez wanted to participate in California, but the
Spanish investors specifically excluded him.
Sans, who had known Segui since childhood, came over from
Spain in late 1985 to run the Florida castle so that A. Gelabert
could go to California. Sans took over as general manager of the
Florida operation. He had no experience running a dinner show.
His experience was limited to operating a restaurant and tour
agency in Spain.
A. Gelabert went to California in early 1986 to renovate the
existing KDS building and to set up the California operation. He
hired a general contractor and a kitchen contractor and brought
Florida MTNV employees to work on the California castle.
A. Gelabert also brought several artists from Florida and hired
local artists to paint murals and crests at the California
castle.
Bellows developed a marketing program for the California
castle prior to its opening in 1986. He used the expertise he
had acquired in Florida and interviewed and hired new personnel.
The California market differed from the Florida market because
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