Queen Of Swords

Queen of Swords is an action–adventure television series produced at the same time as the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess and after the Zorro film The Mask of Zorro . It was set in California during the early 19th century and ran for one season, from 2000 to 2001. The series premiered October 7, 2000. After filming had been completed on 22 episodes and the first eight episodes were broadcast, the series was canceled. In 1817, a young Spanish aristocrat, Tessa Alvarado , returns to Spanish California after the death of her father and finds her home in ruins, her father's manservant... 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.
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