Elena Quinteros

Elena Quinteros (September 9, 1945, in Montevideo – missing from 1976) was a Uruguayan anarchist and school teacher. Quinteros was last seen in the 300 Carlos detention center during the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay. She tried to escape asking for help in the Venezuelan embassy, but she was taken by force. A few days later she was tortured and killed. There was an investigation in the mid-2000s into the disappearance of Quinteros and others.

The School Nº 181 changed its name to Elena Quinteros School.