Called "red" and "white" after the colored ribbons on their hats – worn since the 1830s to avoid being shot at by one's own side – the Colorados and Blancos are nowadays divided by little ideologically.
Escasas diferencias ideológicas separan hoy a blancos y colorados, así llamados por la divisa que usaron en el sombrero desde la década de 1830 para no matarse entre los del mismo bando.