A hero of Western Civilization. He is hated by the left because he beat the snot out of the commies, town by town, block by block, and house by house. He gave safe haven to hundreds of thousands of Jews and welcomed Cubans fleeing Castro with open arms. Winston Churchill said if he was a Spaniard, he would fight for Franco.
In fact, this was one of the very few wars when the Reds were beaten on the battlefield. Franco should be remembered alongside Reagan, Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II as one who defeated communism.