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Franco ordered his officials to draw up a list of some 6,000 Jews living in Spain and include them in a secret Jewish archive. That list was handed over to Himmler. The original order instructed all governors to elaborate lists of "all the national and foreign Jews living in the province ... showing their personal and political leanings, means of living, commercial activities, degree of danger and security category [...] Their adaptation to our environment and their similar temperament allow them to hide their origins more easily"
In his victory speech in 1939 Franco denounced "the Jewish spirit which permitted the alliance of big capital with Marxists"
Franco didn't rush into WW2, instead, he chose to wait and see (and cashed a huge bribe (200 millions) from england to stay out at the start) like did Salazar in Portugal. When he felt that the Axis won't be able to win he ordered the destruction of the Jewish archives and started cleaning up his reputation with the US media by spreading stories of how Spain helped and sheltered some Jews (and hiding stories of how spain helped war criminals escape Europe to latin america)
So yes, he didn't kill Jews in Spain, but was prepared to do so had the Axis power lasted few years longer.
OK, so you agree.