Keywords
Territory
Political representation
Political participation
Legislation
How to Cite
Abstract
At the middle of the 20th century, guerrillas from East Plains of Colombia were the worries weapon movement for National Government. As a part of its budding political project – the Plains Laws -, guerrilla commanders try to establish a new territorial order in the region to increase both political participation and representation. The article analyzes these problemsin 1930s and 1940s, to enhance the importance that these issues had inside regional society before guerrilla claims for them in times of La Violencia (1948-1953).
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