Carranza

[ kuh-ran-zuh; Spanish kahr-rahn-sah ]

noun

1. Ve·nus·tia·no [be-noos-, tyah, -naw], 1859–1920, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1915–20.

Example Sentences

Villa knew that Carranza lacked the military power to defend Mexico’s border against the United States.

From Washington Post

Although intently opposed to Huerta, Carranza and Obregón were political moderates, reserved in appearance and disposition.

From Washington Post

Recently, the two men this month clashed about the future of gifted and talented classes, according to the New York Times — after which Carranza wrote a resignation letter.

From Washington Post

Born into poverty, Carranza entered the emerald mines when he was 11.

From The Daily Beast

Last year I spoke with someone with close personal ties to Carranza.

From The Daily Beast

The stern persecutor of Carranza, the powerful Archbishop of Toledo, was not a person to be attacked with impunity.

From Project Gutenberg

The only answer he could obtain was that Carranza was the best of the three and that Villa was not so bad as he had been painted.

From Project Gutenberg

President Wilson now began to espouse the interests of Villa and Carranza.

From Project Gutenberg

In the summer of 1914, the dictator resigned and fled from the capital, leaving the field to Carranza.

From Project Gutenberg

General Carranza, for the Constitutionalists, accepted this idea, or was reported to have done so at first.

From Project Gutenberg