Victoria of Mexico (Eastern Manifest Destiny)

Victoria (Ximena Victoria Cordoba van Dijk; 11 August 1888 - 3 April 1990) was the Empress of the Second Mexican Empire from 1 November 1915 until her retirement in 1947. An important figurehead in Mexican history, she served through the Great Depression, the Panamanian War, World War I and the World War II. She also received the title of Empress Consort of Brazil after her marriage to the incumbent ruling Emperor of Brazil in 1927.

Victoria was first female monarch and fourth monarch of Mexico. She was also the only monarch to be of Dutch descent. Her achievements included many women's rights laws passed and more evenly distributed power amongst the provinces of Mexico. She also normalized relations with the Colombian Empire and established the first trans-Latin-American railway along with Brazil.