Pinochet and Franco were heroes who saved their countries.
Franco also had enough sense to not to get involved in the war in Europe even though Hitler and Mussolini both tried to get him to come into the war on the Axis side.
He also refused to allow the Germans to bring in artillery to bombard Gibraltar.
He is well hated by the American Socialists. They often have to look to make sure he is still dead.
So did Vlad III in Romania. He’s a hero there. Kept the hordes (Muslims) at bay by impaling them and hanging them at the borders and walls.