Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . the newly dis-covered silver mines al Caracoles, Bolivia, gaveCuadra the general superintendence of the works,and in ls7» he was appointed president of the Bankof Valparaiso. During Pintos administration Cu-adra reral times offered a portfolio in thecabinet, but declined it. and in 1882 he acceptedthat of finance under President Santa Maria, dis-s tishing himself by important reforms. Beinga member of the cabinet that negotiated l he treatyof peace with Spain, he used all his influence in? of its negotiation, and King Alfonso him the Greal
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . the newly dis-covered silver mines al Caracoles, Bolivia, gaveCuadra the general superintendence of the works,and in ls7» he was appointed president of the Bankof Valparaiso. During Pintos administration Cu-adra reral times offered a portfolio in thecabinet, but declined it. and in 1882 he acceptedthat of finance under President Santa Maria, dis-s tishing himself by important reforms. Beinga member of the cabinet that negotiated l he treatyof peace with Spain, he used all his influence in? of its negotiation, and King Alfonso him the Greal Cross of Naval Merit. Heelected senator in 1882 for six years, and waspresident of the senate in 1886. CUAUHTEMOTZIN (fcwau-tay-mo-tseen),which in.: - ?• Eagles Eyesight, sometimes calledCuauhtemoc, Quauhtemotzin, Quauhtemdc, G-uate-moc, Guatimoc, or Gkiatimocln, thirteenth and last, Mexican king (eleventh monarch, according to ol heraccount-;, b. in 1495; d. in 1524 He was the son of Ahuitzol,and married Tccuichpatzin, a daughter of. Mbtecuhzoma (Moctezuma) and the widow of Cui-tlahuatl, his own uncle, whom he succeeded on thethrone, being elected and crowned about the end ofJanuary. 1521. Cuauhtemotzin at once began tostrengthen the defences of the city of Mexico; butCortes, after several successful battles and subse-quent agreements with the natives, besieged the citywith a large force of Indian allies and his Spanishtroops, ami final-ly Cuauhtemotzin ^and all his war-riors surrendered(13 Aug., 1521).The siege last-ed 75 days, andcost the Spaniardsover 100 men ofthe 900 present,their allies losingseveral thousand,while many thou-sand Mexicansdied fighting orfrom starvationand disease. Cu-auhtemotzin hadon one occasion,with the approvalof the senate, sac-rificed four Span-iards and 4,000Indians, to obtainfavor of the invaders tortured him to make him tell wherehis treasures and those of the temples were hid-den ; and three years afterward he was executed,with th
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