I read in my local rag LA DEPECHE that recently when there was a poll in Spain about what to do about the victims of Franco, about 25% or 35% of the respondents expressed a favorable impression about Franco. I don't recall the article, just the general idea I got from reading it. You may know more about the subjects.

My friends tend to hail from Barcelona or the Asturias and they all hate Franco, but in the South, I think if you talk to the older generation, and they trust you, you get a more mixed message.

Have you read Carlos Gimenez' PARACUELLOS series?