Estrada Cabrera
MANUEL, a president of Guatemala, born in Guatemala in 1857. He studied law and became a justice of the Supreme Court. In 1892 he was appointed Secretary of State. He became acting president in 1898, following the assassination of President Barrios, and was successively reelected, becoming actual dictator of the country. He did much in improving conditions in Guatemala, especially along agricultural and industrial lines. He was compelled to abdicate the presidency in 1920.
ESTREMADURA (es-trā-mä-dö'rä), a W. division of Spain, consisting of the provinces of Badajoz and Caceres. It is fertile, but not cultivated to its full extent. The Tagus and Guadiana intersect it E: to W. Immense flocks of sheep graze on the rich plains. The area is about 16,100 square miles. Pop. 882,000.