00:00Captain Emilio Carranza. Captain Emilio Carranza Rodríguez, 1905-1928, was a pioneer
00:07of Mexican aviation and national hero, known as the Lindbergh of Mexico for
00:11his aerial exploits and his tragic death during a goodwill flight between Mexico and the United States
00:16United. His short but brilliant career made him a symbol of courage, dedication, and spirit.
00:22An innovator during the early years of global aviation. Emilio Carranza was born on December 9
00:28Born in 1905 in Villa Ramos Arispe, Coahuila, he was the fourth of six children of Sebastián Carranza Cepeda.
00:34and María Rodríguez. Her grandfather, Sebastián Carranza de la Garza, was the brother of the Venustian president.
00:41Carranza, which made Emilio the great-nephew of the revolutionary leader. Childhood. During the years of
00:47the Mexican Revolution, the Carranza family went into exile in San Antonio, Texas, in 1911, when Emilio was
00:54six years old. There he began his primary education and developed his first fascination with aviation.
01:01Return to Mexico and first contact with aviation. In 1917, the family returned to Mexico,
01:07where the young Emilio, aged 12, began to frequent the national construction workshops
01:12Aeronautics and the Military Aviation School in Valbuena, accompanied by his uncle Alberto Salinas
01:17Carranza, pioneer of Mexican aviation and the school's first director. Military career and early
01:23Achievements. Training as a pilot. In 1923, at the age of 18, he entered the National Aeronautics School as a
01:32Cadet. During his studies, he stood out for his prodigious memory and exceptional abilities.
01:38On January 14, 1926, at the age of 21, he graduated as a lieutenant pilot in the Air Force.
01:45Mexican. Participation in military campaigns. Shortly after graduating, Carranza participated
01:51actively involved in the Yaqui campaign in Sonora and in operations against the Huerta rebellion.
01:57During these missions he demonstrated great courage and skill, which earned him a promotion to Captain.
02:02Early records and accidents. In 1926 he acquired a Lincoln Standard airplane in Chicago, but suffered a
02:09serious accident during the flight back to Mexico and was injured along with his brother
02:14Sebastian, who was his mechanic. This accident required reconstruction of part of his face.
02:19with platinum screws, but it did not diminish his passion for flying.
02:23Historic aeronautical feats.
02:26Mexico-Ciudad Juárez Flight 1927. On September 2, 1927, Carranza made a flight
02:33record of 10 hours and 48 minutes from Mexico City to Ciudad Juarez, 1200 miles,
02:38in a single-engine Quetzalcoatl, nicknamed Tololoche for its all-wooden construction.
02:44This was the longest journey made by a Mexican pilot until then.
02:49Meeting with Charles Lindbergh. After this flight, Carranza met in El Paso, Texas,
02:55with Charles Lindbergh, who had just completed his historic transatlantic flight.
03:00This meeting was the beginning of a great friendship between the two aviators.
03:03San Diego-Mexico Flight 1928. On May 24-25, 1928, at only 22 years old,
03:12set another record by completing the third longest non-stop flight in the world at the time,
03:171,575 miles, 3,000 kilometers, from San Diego, California, to Mexico City in 18.5 hours.
03:25This achievement established him as a national hero. The goodwill flight to the United States.
03:31Preparations and motivation. Inspired by the goodwill flight Lindbergh had made to
03:37Mexico in 1927, Carranza was selected to make a reciprocal trip in order to improve
03:43the tense relations between Mexico and the United States. The Excelsior newspaper organized a
03:48national collection that raised 25,000 pesos to finance the project, to which even the
03:53Lindbergh contributed 1,200 pesos. The Mexico Excelsior plane. A
04:00Ryan Brogam plane, similar to Lindbergh's FST Lewis spirit, in San Diego, California, to which
04:06They named it Mexico Excelsior. Carranza personally supervised its construction and carried out several
04:12trips to the United States to ensure that he met the necessary requirements.
04:17The Trip to Washington, D.C. On June 11, 1928, Carranza took off from Mexico City to
04:24Washington, D.C. Although he had to make an emergency landing in Moresville, North Carolina, due to
04:31fog, arrived in the US capital the next day, where he was received with honors by the
04:35Acting Secretary of State Robert E. Oultz and Mexican Ambassador Manuel Telles. Honors in
04:41United States. During his stay, Carranza was honored with numerous honors. He had lunch with the
04:48President Calvin Coolidge at the Pan American Union. He placed a wreath at the soldier's grave.
04:54unknown in Arlington. He received the keys to New York City from Mayor Jimmy Walker.
05:00He reviewed troops at West Point, a rare honor for a foreign captain. He was honored by the
05:06Syrian American Federation in Brooklyn. Tragedy on the return flight. The fateful decision. On February 12
05:13In July 1928, despite warnings of bad weather, Carranza decided to take off from Roosevelt
05:19Phil on Long Island for his flight back to Mexico. According to some reports, he would have received
05:25a telegram from General Joaquín Amaro, Secretary of War, urging him to leave immediately without
05:30excuse or pretext, or the quality of your manhood will be called into question. The fatal accident. During a
05:37A severe thunderstorm over the Piney Woods in New Jersey, Carranza's plane
05:42crashed. The next day, his body was found by a local family, about 50 feet from the wreckage.
05:48plane, still holding a flashlight. Investigation and findings. The investigation revealed that Carranza
05:55He had closed the throttle and advanced the spark lever, indicating that he was attempting to perform a
06:00emergency landing when he crashed into the trees. Posthumous honors and legacy. Repatriation and
06:07state funeral. President Cooley offered the battleship Florida to repatriate the remains,
06:13but the Mexican government preferred to transport them by rail. In New York, an impressive
06:18funeral with 10,000 soldiers marching and 200,000 people in the streets. In Mexico, there is also
06:24They have carried out actions in homage to Captain Carranza. In different parts of the country there are
06:29Kindergarten and primary schools that have been named Captain Emilio
06:33Carranza. There is also at least one street with this name, located in the city of Morelia,
06:38Michoacán, as well as a small town or colony in Tamaulipas. In Mexico, he was buried in the Rotunda of
06:44illustrious people with the honors of national hero and was posthumously promoted to the rank
06:49of general. Monument in New Jersey. In 1931, a 12-foot, 3.6-meter monument was erected,
06:57in Wharton State Forest, New Jersey, funded by donations from Mexican children. The design
07:03It represents a falling Aztec eagle and a commemorative ceremony is held every July.
07:08Family. Carranza had married María Luisa Corbalá in January 1928, just six months before
07:15of his death. His posthumous son, Emilio Carranza Corbalá, was born in 1929 but died at the age of six.
07:22years due to appendicitis. Legacy and historical significance. Emilio Carranza represents the best
07:28of the pioneering spirit of early aviation. His achievements demonstrated that Mexico could compete in the
07:34international aeronautical stage. His flight of goodwill, although tragically cut short,
07:40symbolized the ideals of peace and cooperation between nations. He is remembered as the greatest hero of
07:47Mexican aviation. An example of dedication and courage for the new generations. A bridge
07:53cultural exchange between Mexico and the United States. The Lindbergh of Mexico, comparable to the famous aviator
07:59American. His short but intense life, he died at the age of 22, left an indelible mark on the
08:05history of aviation and in the Mexican collective imagination, where he continues to be venerated
08:09as a martyr of the heavens and a symbol of the noblest ideals.
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