Factions of the Mexican Revolution

armed group during the Mexican Revolution

military formation led by Francisco Villa during the Mexican Revolution

In Mexico, the term Rurales (Spanish) is used to refer to two armed government forces. The historic Guardia Rural ('Rural Guard') was a rural mounted police force, founded by President Benito Juárez in 1861 and expanded by President Porfirio Díaz (r. 1876–1911). Under Díaz, it served as an effective force of repression and a counterweight to the Mexican Army during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The rurales were dissolved during the Mexican Revolution.

thumb|right|La Adelita|Adelita, an idealized image of a soldadera in the [[Historical Museum of the Mexican Revolution.]]

Army emerged during the Mexican Revolution