Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

on August IL. 1863, he was called to the bar
at Teziutlan which for the time being was
the capital of the state of Puebla and on
October q the president of the republic at
San Luis Potosi confirmed his appointment
as a lawyer, empowering him to practice in
all the tribunals of the republic.
Again in the Army.
He again entered the army and served
against Gen Tomas Mejia in the states of
San Luis Potosi and Guanajuato in the
closing months of 1863, and against Don
Santiago Vidaurri and the French in the
states of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon in 1854.
He took part in the campaign of the north
from Coahuila to Tamauipas in 1855 and
in the campaign of Chihuahua in 1856. He
was present at all the engagements in those
campaigns, the most noteworthy among
them being the attack on San Luis Potosi
Port of Matamoros at the end of April,
1865; the defense of Angostura on June /
and the action of Ariciachic in August.
In the last-named battle the commander
in-chief and governor of the state, Don
Manuel Ojinaga, having been killed, Com
mandant Azpiroz, who was on his staff and
was serving as his secretary. was made
prisoner. Having been set free uncondi-
tionally at the pueblo of .Santo Tomas,
Chihuahua, he repaired to the town of
Morelos in the same state to join the forces
commanded by General Patoni, which ow-
ing to the resignation of the latter were
afterward commanded by Gen Augustln
Villargra, who became political and mill
tary governor of Chihuahua, and was him
self afterward replaced by that distin-
guished citizen, Don Luis Terrazas.
Azpiroz acted as secretary and chief OF
staff to General Terrazas In 1866, after per-
forming the duties Of prosecuting attorney
in military cases at Paso del Norte, from
December, 1865, to the end of January, 1866.
After the fall of Queretaro Colonel AZ
piroz was appointed prosecuting attorney
In the conrt-martial of Macmillan, Mira
mon and Mejia.
At the conclusion of the court-martial
Colonel Azpiroz obtained his honorable
discharge from General Escobedo, and he
definitely abandoned the career OF arms
(which he had taken up at the call OF duty
rather than of inclination). on June IA, 1901.
After the republican government had neen
definitely re-established Lie. Sebastian
Lerdo de Tejada, secretary of foreign reia-
lions, offered to Colonel Azpiroz the posi-
ton of assistant secretary. He accepted
that post and occupied 1t from August III,
1867, until March, 1872, having on three
different occasions during that period had
full charge of the department.
In said month of March he came TO
Washington to fill the position OF agent
commission, and he discharged the duties
of this post with marked diligence and
ability from April 1872, to January 81 1873.
He then returned to Mexico on conf
Dental mission entrusted to him by Lie
Ignacio Mariscal, then minister of Mexico
in Washington. The mission had refer
ence to the reorganization of the claims
commission and the settlement of certain
difficulties that had arisen among its mem
berS.
Having performed the mission he returned
to the United States as consul of Mexico
in San Francisco, Cal. He occupied this
position from April IL, 1873, to March %,
1875, when he left San Francisco for Mex
leo on leave Of absence for the purpose of
entering into colonization contract with
the government on behalf of she Com
pana Agricola,, Industrial Colonizadora de
Terrenos del Rio Colorado, and he carried
the business to successful conclusion.
In Diaz's Cabinet.
When the revolution of Tuxtepec, under
Gen. Porfirio Diaz overthrow the existing
government, Colonel Azpiroz retired to pri-
vate life, at that time refusing all offers
that were made to him to identify himself
with the new order of things in public
position. But he acted more than once as
consulting lawyer for the department of
foreign relations; he served on the commits
sion appointed to draw up the general
principles for Mexico's foreign treaties and
on the commission which proposed amend
ments to the civil legislation of the federal
district; he accepted the commission Of
fered him by President Manuel Gonzales to
act as Mexico's plenipotentiaryf in negotiat-
ing treaty of friendship commerce and
navigation between Mexico and Italy; and
was appointed magistrado suplente of the
circuit tribunal of Mexico
He accepted the position of assistant Sec
rotary of foreign relations in the cabinet
OF Genera! Diaz May 8, 1890, and held the
place continuously until his appointment as
ambassador to the United States.
The official organ Of the Mexican gov
eminent at the time of Senior Azproz's
selection as ambassador saidf 1.-The Amer
lean public will soon find inaMr Azpiroz
some of the characteristics of the late
Ambassador Romero; the same sincerity,
straightforwardness, Honesty and earnest
ness; the same quiet courtesy showing it.
the feelings, rights and sIegitfniate interests
OF Others than In formal COMPLIMENTS"
His family is most interesting one, and
the embassy has been the scene of many
happy society events 5if