The dictators Franco (Spain) and Salazar (Portugal) seem to have had similar views on many things, and both gained power after the defeat of Republics which had overthrown their respective monarchies. Why then did Franco restore the Spanish Kingdom, but Salazar kept Portugal as a Republic?

by fan_of_the_pikachu
rosaluxificate

Hi- I wrote an answer for a very similar question. Unfortunately, it does not quite answer the Portuguese side of things but goes in-depth about the Spanish. I should add too that I used to be a flaired user on this page but it was taken away after a long absence of contributions.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4tdpth/why_didnt_spain_keep_its_republic_like_portugal/