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Rafael Bienvenido Cruz y Díaz (born March 22, 1939) is a Cuban-American evangelical preacher and father of Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. He has served as a surrogate in his son's political campaigns.
Feb 17, 2016 · Rafael Cruz is a Cuban-born American preacher and the father of Texas Senator and GOP Presidential candidate Ted Cruz. Learn about his background, his controversial views on religion and politics, and his relationship with his son.
Apr 17, 2016 · A web site claimed that Ted Cruz's father was linked to the JFK assassination based on vague photos and unsubstantiated sources. Snopes investigated and found no evidence to support this claim.
May 3, 2016 · The National Enquirer claimed that Rafael Cruz, the father of Ted Cruz, was seen with JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. Rafael Cruz denied the allegation and said he was not in New Orleans until 1965.
Cruz's father, Rafael, was born and raised in Cuba, the son of a Canary Islander who immigrated to Cuba as a child. As a teenager in the 1950s, Rafael Cruz was beaten by agents of Fulgencio Batista for opposing the Batista regime.
May 3, 2016 · Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has suggested that Rafael Cruz, his chief opponent's father, was connected to the man who killed President John F Kennedy. In an interview with...
6 days ago · Cruz is known for his conservative views and has a reputation as a firebrand. His father, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, was born in Cuba but fled to the United States in 1957 after being imprisoned by the Fulgencio Batista regime. Ted’s mother, Eleanor Elizabeth Wilson, was a native of Delaware.
