Elena Quinteros

Elena Quinteros
Born	(1945-09-09)September 9, 1945
Died	1976
Nationality	Uruguayan
Occupation	School teacher

Elena Quinteros (September 9, 1945, in Montevideo – missing from 1976) was a Uruguayan anarchist and school teacher.[1] Quinteros was last seen in the 300 Carlos [es] detention center during the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay.[2] She tried to escape asking for help in the Venezuelan embassy, but she was taken by force near the entrance. A few days later she was tortured and killed.[3] Because of this, Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations with Uruguay until democracy was restored in 1985. There was an investigation in the mid-2000s into the disappearance of Quinteros and others.[2]

The School Nº 181 changed its name to Elena Quinteros School.[4]

See also

• Uruguay–Venezuela relations

References

1. Sikkink, Kathryn (2019-03-05). Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-19271-0.
2. Dutrénit-Bielous, Silvia, ed. (2020). Forensic Anthropology Teams In Latin America. Routledge. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-367-14338-1.
3. Partido por la Victoria del Pueblo
4. Proyecto Memoria de la Resistencia Archivo dedicado a los detenidos desaparecidos durante la dictadura cívico-miliar