Cuchillo was a warrior to be feared, but he was not a man easily driven to war. Even when the brutal and sadistic Lieutenant Pinner removed two of his fingers for allegedly stealing his ornamental knife, and branded him 'Cuchillo Oro' – the Golden Knife) – he sought a peaceful solution.
Then the true thieves came after him, but still he kept his head.
But then Lieutenant Pinner took his squaw and his baby boy hostage ... and that was when Cuchillo Oro decided that the white-eyes had gone too far ...