| Elena Quinteros | |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1945 |
| Death Date: | 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 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.
The School Nº 181 changed its name to Elena Quinteros School.[4]