Escaramuza charra
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Escaramuza charra is the only female equestrian event in the Mexican charrería. The escaramuza means "skirmish" and consists of a team riding horses in choreographed synchronized maneuvers to music. T
Escaramuza charra in Oaxaca
Charras after the ride
Soldaderas
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Soldaderas, often called Adelitas, were women in the military who participated in the conflict of the Mexican Revolution, ranging from commanding officers to combatants to camp followers. "In many res
Adelita, an idealized image of a soldadera in the Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution.
Revolutionaries and their unarmed Adelitas. Posed undated photo, place unknown
María Arias Bernal defended Madero's tomb during Victoriano Huerta's counter-revolution
Amelio Robles Avila, coronela in the Revolutionary Army of the South