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Carranza

American  
[kuh-ran-zuh, kahr-rahn-sah] / kəˈræn zə, kɑrˈrɑn sɑ /

noun

  1. Venustiano 1859–1920, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1915–20.


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Gabriel’s cousins Olivia Rubio and Emily Carranza spoke to reporters about their frustrations and fears outside the courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has criticised the strikes, saying Colombian citizens were on board the boat hit on 15 September, and later claiming Mr Carranza was among those killed.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

On his X account, he said that one airstrike—which Colombian state television said was in mid-September—killed a Colombian fisherman, Alejandro Carranza, and “violated our sovereignty in territorial waters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Carranza was reportedly killed in a September strike by US forces on his boat while he was fishing the Caribbean, according to video testimony of his family members shared by the president on X.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

The family of Carranza has been perpetuated to the eighteenth century, in the direct male line from Pedro, brother to the archbishop.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio