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Cárdenas

American  
[kahr-the-nahs] / ˈkɑr ðɛˌnɑs /

noun

  1. Lázaro 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.

  2. a seaport in NW Cuba.


Cárdenas British  
/ ˈkarðenas /

noun

  1. Lázaro (ˈlaθaro). 1895–1970, Mexican statesman and general; president of Mexico (1934–40)

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During that time, Cárdenas was part of the first Spanish broadcast of the World Series in 1959 and the All-Star Game in 1961.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Cárdenas, who became a U.S. citizen in 1963, had his house, life savings and many priceless mementos from his broadcasting career seized.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The chemicals are shipped to Mexican seaports in the Pacific, primarily container and bulk terminals in Manzanillo and Lázaro Cárdenas, and then trucked north.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

By the early 2000s, Cárdenas Guillén was one of the most wanted men in Mexico.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

Shortly afterward Cárdenas went farther northwest and reached the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

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