Some Marxist groups have also looked to Alfaro; although his political program was in no way socialist, it did prove to be revolutionary in the extent to which it stripped the Roman Catholic Church of the power and privileges previously granted to it by García Moreno.
Visse marxistiske grupper har lært fra Alfaro, men selv om hans politiske program ikke var socialistisk, så skulle det vise sig at være revolutionært i den udstræning, at det eliminerede den romersk-katolske kirkes magt og privilegier, som denne havde haft siden García Morenos regeringstid.