>While I think it is very true that many Spanish helped individually to see Jews escape and even many helped the Allies, even though officially neutral, the country (as an entity) was more supportive of the axis powers.
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>http://www.balagan.org.uk/war/iberia/1939/index.htm
>http://www.answers.com/topic/spain-in-world-war-ii
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_in_World_War_II
>Spain's fascist government and its support for the Axis powers, particularly Nazi Germany, led to a period of post-war isolation. A number of nations withdrew their ambassadors and Spain was not admitted to the United Nations until 1955.
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That's one of the things that was so fascinating about this book. It's a number of years since I read it, so I don't remember the particulars, but I think the government or at least, local governments, were helpful.

Tamar