Where Did Adelita Go?. Emiliano Zapata, Porfirio Díaz, and Venustiano Carranza each stood for different visions during the Mexican Revolution. Zapata fought for agrarian justice, while Díaz defended a regime that began as transformative but ended up authoritarian. Carranza, chasing power, aligned himself with reformist interests, shifting his alliances depending on the political weather.
Zapata became an icon thanks to his fight for social change—symbolized by a bouquet inspired by an imaginary Adelita.