Leonor Ordóñez

Leonor Ordóñez Surichaqui de Vilcahuamán (1837 – 22 April 1882) was a Peruvian guerrilla fighter, partisan and heroine, who fought in the War of the Pacific, a territorial conflict between allied Bolivia and Peru against Chile (1879–1884).

History Ordóñez was born in 1837 in Huancaní, Peru. Her parents were José Ordóñez and Dolores Surichaqui.

During the Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos, in the defence of Lima, on 13 January 1881, Ordóñez served as rabona [ es] (a term for women who accompanied infantry soldiers on military marches) for her husband Felipe Vilcahuamán. He died after being shot then hacked to death with a machete. She closed his eyes on the battlefield and dug his grave. She led a group of 41 guerrilla fighters (36 men and 5 women)

Most of the details of Ordóñez's life are derived from the oral tradition.

In 2025, an event was held in Plaza Bolívar, Lima, by politician Ilich López in tribute to Ordóñez.