Franco vs General Franco

Franco and General Franco both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Franco	Yes	No	No	No
General Franco	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Franco and General Franco are synonyms defined as:

Franco and General Franco: Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)

Other synonyms of Franco include El Caudillo, Francisco Franco.

Franco (noun)	General Franco (noun)
Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)	Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)