 Its symbolic function continued into the Mexican Revolution, and item associated with rebel women called "Adelitas," who carried both babies and weapons wrapped inside past federal checkpoints.During this time, the rebozo was also often used as a shroud for the dead.Much of the world's familiarity with the rebozo comes from later cinematic depictions of Adelitas, but it also accentuated the garment's use with indigenous women, poverty and low socioeconomic station.