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In 1817, a young Spanish aristocrat, Tessa Alvarado (Tessie Santiago), returns to Spanish California after the death of her father and finds her home in ruins, her father's manservants reduced to stealing. The town where she was born is run by a militaristic governor who abuses his power, resulting in the miscarriage of justice and the poor living conditions of his subjects. Upset about the state of her birth place and the murder of her father, Tessa's path is revealed to her in a mysterious dream where her father comes to her and talks of his murder, his hidden gold, and of his "Avenging Angel". She will take up arms to protect the people from the town's governor and to avenge her father's death. Tessa will do this in disguise behind a mask, becoming that "Avenging Angel", The Queen of Swords.

 

The Queen occasionally crosses paths with Dr. Robert Helm (Peter Wingfield), an English doctor employed by Montoya who believes in saving lives rather than taking them after his experiences as an officer in the Napoleonic Wars. He has little patience for Tessa, believing her to be a spoiled member of the nobility, and less for the Queen of Swords, despising her because of her use of violence. Helm's relationship with The Queen intensifies throughout the series as events throw them together in life threatening situations.

 

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* [[Action Girl]]: Tessa

* [[Artistic License Music]]: When Montoya plays the violin in the first episode, he just draws the bow across the strings in no particular rhythm, and doesn't even bother moving his fingers.

* [[Bad Habits]]: The Queen dresses as a nun in "Honor Thy Father".

* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: Vera, the only blonde in the regular cast, is a treacherous, manipulative, adulterous bitch.

* [[Gender Flip]]: Of ''[[Zorro]]''.

* [[A Handful for an Eye]]: Grisham does it to the Queen during the fight in the mine in "Fever".

* [[Hot Chick with a Sword]]: The Queen, obviously.

* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Approximately [[Once an Episode]], the Queen rides away while soldiers fire after her, missing every shot.

* [[Shoot the Rope]]: Or "slash the rope," to similar effect.

* [[The Starscream]]: Captain Grisham.

* [[Taking Over the Town]]: Krane and his gang do this in "The Hanged Man."

* [[That Old Time Prescription]]: In one episode, almost everybody in the village gets sick. Dr. Helm doses them with a practically magical healing elixir, which he later reveals is made from willow bark.

* [[Waistcoat of Style]]: Montoya has several.

* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Colonel Montoya.

 

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