Carranza (surname)

Carranza is a Hispanic surname of Basque origins.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Europe[]

Spain[]

• Bartolomé Carranza (1503–76), Spanish theologian
• Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza (1539–1600), Spanish soldier, author, and fencing master
•  [es] (1892-1969), Spanish soldier, commander, and Francoist
• Maite Carranza (born 1958), Catalan author
• Ramón de Carranza, former mayor of Cádiz, Spain, and namesake of the Ramón de Carranza Trophy

North America[]

Costa Rica[]

• Bruno Carranza Ramirez (1822–1891), president of Costa Rica
• Miguel Carranza Fernández, Costa Rican politician
•  [es] (1819-1895), former president of the Supreme Court
• Ricardo Toledo Carranza, politician
• , painter

Mexico[]

• Alejandrina "Connie" Carranza Ancheta, Mexican representative and contestant of Miss Universe 1986
• Carlos María Abascal Carranza (1949–2008), Mexican politician, former Secretary of the Interior
• Diego Carranza (born 1559), Mexican Dominican missionary
• Dulce Carranza (born 1990), professional volleyball player
•  [es], Mexican actress during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema
• Emilio Carranza (1905–1928), Mexican aviator
• Jesús Carranza, Mexican colonel
•  [es], Mexican colonel and revolutionary, nephew of Venustiano Carranza
• Venustiano Carranza (1859–1920), Mexican revolutionary, politician and president of Mexico

Nicaragua[]

• Margarita Carranza, wife of the president of Nicaragua José Maria Moncada

Puerto Rico[]

• Norma Carranza, politician for the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico

United States[]

• Jovita Carranza (born 1949), 44th Treasurer of the United States
• Richard Carranza, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education
• Robert Carranza, Grammy-winning producer for Los Lobos, Marilyn Manson, and others.

South America[]

Argentina[]

• Adolfo Carranza (1857–1914), lawyer and historian who established the National Historical Museum
•  [es], historian, lawyer, and biographer
• Cecilia Carranza Saroli (born 1986), Olympic sailor
• César Carranza (born 1980), professional soccer player
• Julián Carranza, footballer from Oncativo, plays for Inter Miami.
• Roque Carranza (1919–1986), politician

Colombia[]

•  [es] (1913–1985), poet
• María Mercedes Carranza (1945–2003), poet and journalist from Bogota
• Víctor Carranza (1935–2013), mine owner

Peru[]

• José Luis Carranza (born 1964), professional soccer player
• Luis Carranza (born 1966), economist and former Minister of Economy and Finance

Venezuela[]

• Antonio José Carranza (1817-1893), painter from Caracas
• Ramón Carranza (1940–2003), saxophonist and composer

Asia[]

Philippines[]

• Alvin Carranza, owner of Global Makati F.C. a soccer club based in Makati, Metro Manila

References[]

See also[]

• Carranza (disambiguation)