The peasant communities of the Sumapaz subregion were established from the colonization process in the first decades of the 20th century, they were characterized by their organization and autonomy. For the period 1957-1974, such a local reality interacted with a National scenario, the Frente Nacional and a complex international context, the Cold War. This led to a process of action and reaction by the three actors, developing new mechanisms and strategies for the defense of economic development and the control of local autonomy.