El Lleónar

El Lleónar de la Riba is a (fictional) historic coastal town situated in the north of Spain (Catalonia). There are islands off the coast which some of the characters live on (I made up my own islands!). The town has good links to cities nearby, and is pretty big (having “new” and an “old” side town). There’s lots of historic elements (old fountains, old roman monuments that sit within newly built locations). It’s not overly glamorous, but it is lively since it’s by the sea, baby!!

There’s a few mafia organizations in Spain, and the Rabassa family began rising to prominence in the 60s! You don’t need a whole family tree… They basically run a small chunk of northern Spain and use the sea and islands to import/export drugs.

The main plot (when the characters are all together) takes place from 1983-1989