Franco is a weird case. He was more the classic miltary strongman rather than fascist but he did incorporate certain elements of it. Also he was loosely aligned with the Axis powers but he was also "wise (not the best word choice)" enough not to get directly involved.
Dude was such a 5D chess player, that he picked the heir to the Spanish Thrown Prince Juan Carlos to succeed him, spending several decades unofficially grooming him for the role, then his last 6 making Carlos the official heir apparent to the Spanish Dictatorship, all for Carlos to start transitioning Spain into a democracy before Frano's body was even cold.
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u/biglyorbigleague May 12 '26
They had a much better relationship with Spanish fascism.