Intramuros: Isabel IIa, Reyna de España

Meet Reyna Isabel Segunda (reigned 1843-1868). Her statue stands in front of Puerta Isabel Segunda. She was Spain's first and so far only queen regnant. According to Wiki, Isabella often interfered in politics in a wayward, unscrupulous way that made her very unpopular. She showed most favor to her reactionary generals and statesmen and to the Church and religious orders, and was constantly the tool of corrupt and profligate courtiers and favourites who gave her court a bad name. She reminds me of the Queen of Hearts of C.L. Dodgson's The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland. "Off with their heads!" =P