If Franco had lost, Hitler would have invaded Spain after France fell, and probably seized the rest of North Africa
as well.
That would have prolonged WWII by at least another year.
So, in the long run, a neutral Franco in Spain was better for the world (whatever it meant for Spain) than a Republican victory there.
> So, in the long run, a neutral Franco in Spain was better for the world (whatever it meant for Spain) than a Republican victory there.
Franco sent “volunteer” troops to fight the Soviets on the Eastern Front — hardly a neutral act, no matter what complexion is put on it.