Carranza
VENUSTIANO, Mexican President; born in Cuatro Ciénegas, State of Coahuila, Mexico, Dec. 29, 1859.
VENUSTIANO CARRANZA His parents were wealthy landholders.
He was educated in in the pu public schools of his own State and afterward studied law in Mexico City. His eyes were weak, however, and he abandoned the practice CARRARA of law and returned home to become a rank in his profession. He published a rancher. He became prominent in poli- tics and after having served as Judge and Senator became Governor of Coatics and after having served as Judge and Senator became Governor of Coahuila in 1911. He was in the cabinet of for a short period and after the assassifor a short period and after the assassination of the latter took up arms against Huerta. His forces were swelled by the accession of Villa, and together they forced the resignation and flight of Huerta. Carranza entered Mexico City in triumph, proclaimed himself "First Chief of the Revolution." Quarrels en- sued with Villa and an open break took place Sept. 23, 1914, when Villa declared war on Carranza. The latter's forces were victorious and Villa was driven into northern Chihuahua and eastern Sonora.
In the meantime a Constitutional Congress had been called and on March 11, 1917, Carranza was elected President of Mexico. During his administration his attitude toward the United States was eral times this country was brought close to the brink of intervention. In 1920 a revolution was started against him on the suspicion that he was planning to manipulate the forthcoming presidential election in favor of Bonillas, one of the candidates. Carranza was forced to flee from the capital and was assassinated on May 22, 1920. See MEXICO.