A central chapter of the Political History of Colombia during the 19th century is constituted by the numerous civil wars that took place in the national territory, which took civilians, military and leaders of different origins to armed confrontation.At first sight, the reasons for the war demonstrate aspects of any nature related to life in society; but when carrying out a deeper analysis and consensus from the historiographical perspective, there is no doubt that all the reasons for the fight acquired a political sense in the way that they expressed disputes for the central elements that were part of the construction of the Colombian nation state.Thus, the following article appears as the result of the historiographical revision on the subject of civil wars and the characterization of their political sense.