Carranza is a Spanish surname of Basque origins.https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=carranza Notable people with the surname include:
Europe Spain Andrés Dorantes de Carranza (c. 1500–1550), Spanish nobleman, explorer and conquistador of the Narváez Expedition , Spanish nobleman, historian, son of Andrés Dorantes de Carranza Bartolomé Carranza (1503–76), Spanish nobleman, theologian, imprisoned during the Inquisition Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza (1539–1600), Spanish nobleman, military leader, author, and fencing master, inventor of destreza (1892–1969), Spanish nobleman, military leader, and Francoist, son of Ramón de Carranza y Fernández Reguera Maite Carranza (born 1958), Catalan author Ramón de Carranza y Fernández Reguera(1863–1937) Spanish nobleman, military leader, former mayor of Cádiz, Spain, and namesake of the Ramón de Carranza Trophy (1898–1988) Spanish nobleman, military leader, aristocrat, former president of Sevilla FC
North America Costa Rica Bruno Carranza Ramirez (1822–1891), military doctor, former president of Costa Rica Miguel Carranza Fernández, Costa Rican politician, father of Bruno Carranza Ramirez (1819–1895), former president of the Supreme Court Ricardo Toledo Carranza, politician Manuel Carranza Vargas, painter
Mexico Alejandrina "Connie" Carranza Ancheta, Mexican representative and contestant of Miss Universe 1986 Carlos María Abascal Carranza (1949–2008), conservative Mexican politician, former Secretary of the Interior Diego Carranza (1559-?), Mexican Dominican missionary Dulce Carranza (born 1990), professional volleyball player , Mexican actress during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema Emilio Carranza (1905–1928), Mexican aviator, crashed in New Jersey Jesús Carranza, Mexican military leader, father of Venustiano Carranza , Mexican military leader 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
El Salvador Mauricio Carranza (born 1965), athlete
United States Cali Carranza, Tejano singer from Texas. 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 music producer
South America Argentina Adolfo Carranza (1857–1914), lawyer and historian who established the National Historical Museum , 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 Philadelphia Union. Roque Carranza (1919–1986), politician, former Argentine minister of defense
Colombia (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 (economist) (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 and Oceania
Australia Claude Carranza, guitarist of Kids in the Kitchen, rock band from Melbourne.
Philippines Alvin Carranza, entrepreneur, owner of Global Makati F.C. a soccer club based in Makati, Metro Manila
See also Carranza (disambiguation)
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