Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Civil war that confronted Carlists, supporters of the Infante Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbon, against the Isabelinos (Elizabethans), defenders of Isabel II and the regent Maria Cristina de Borbon. Jeronimo Merino Cob, known as Cura Merino (1769-1844), a guerrilla fighter and hero during the War of Independence, who joined the Carlist side during the conflict. Illustration by Vicente Urrabieta. Engraving by Gaspar. Panorama Espanol, Cronica Contemporanea. Madrid, 1842.