[RedWulf]

Franco saved Spain from a Red terror that would have killed most of the country and proved to be a good ally for us during the cold war. He had the good sense to turn the country back over to the people when he died instead of keeping the dictatorship going.

[Alter Kaker]

It's hard to know where to begin with your post. But here's one place: "He had the good sense to turn the country back over to the people when he died rather than keep the dictatorship going."

Absolutrly, categorically WRONG. Franco wanted to turn Spain back into an absolute monarchy and appointed Prince Juan Carlos as his successor. Franco did not envision any role for the people in this. As it happened, Juan Carlos wasn't interested in being an absolute monarch. But that wasn't what Franco wanted.

[dfwgator]

Amen.