Redhand
Banned
Yeah, but if Spain was already industrialised, a lot of the conflicts that drove the Nationalists to revolt either wouldn't have arisen or would already have been dealt with.
At heart Franco was a monarchist not a fascist. So there may still be a Nationalist revolt, but without the presence of the radical left it would not have been united with such vigor by the forces of reaction. A liberal democratic Spain earlier on can happen with industrialization provided that reforms are made and the church and landowners are supportive, which they may be if communism an anarchism are the alternatives.