Well, saying Franco was a Fascist is a little misconstrued. Yes, he was a bastard that intentionally and willingly fought and thereafter persecuted the Republicans (White Terror). However, he also probably saved the Country the headache of having to deal with the Germans, which Spain at that point could not have dealt with, so inevitably a Fascist was going to be in power, its the difference between Franco's "Fascist Light" and Nationalist Socialist. He also walked the tight rope pressure of both Nazi Germany and Italy from entering the war (Volunteering the Spanish Blue Company to fight for the Germans on the Eastern Front seemed a good assurance he wasn't working against them), but he didn't agree with the holocaust, and gave home to thousands of Jews fleeing from France (in secrecy of course) so his intentions weren't terrible, just poorly executed. And at the end of the Dictatorship, he did give the Country back to the King, who he knew was going to establish democratic power again. However, I in no way could ever condone his actions.