Venustiano carranza garza biography template
Venustiano carranza garza biography template
Venustiano Carranza Biography, Life & Interesting Facts Revealed!
Venustiano Carranza
President of Mexico from 1917 to 1920
For things named after him, see Carranza (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carranza and the second or maternal family name is de la Garza.
José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza (Spanish pronunciation:[benusˈtjanokaˈransaðelaˈɣaɾsa]; 29 December 1859 – 21 May 1920), known as Venustiano Carranza, was a Mexican land owner and politician who served as President of Mexico from 1917 until his assassination in 1920, during the Mexican Revolution.
He was previously Mexico's de facto head of state as Primer Jefe (Spanish: "First Chief") of the Constitutionalist faction from 1914 to 1917, and previously served as a senator and governor for Coahuila. He played the leading role in drafting the Constitution of 1917 and maintained Mexican neutrality in World War I.
Born in Coahuila to a prominent landowning family, he served as a senator for his state during the Po