Nela Martínez

Nela Martínez
BornMariana de Jesús Martínez Espinosa
November 24, 1912
Cañar, Ecuador
Died30 July 2004(2004-07-30) (aged 91)
Havana, Cuba
OccupationWriter
SpouseJoaquín Gallegos Lara, Raymond Mériguet

Nela Martínez Espinosa (November 24, 1912 – July 30, 2004) was an Ecuadorian communist, political militant, activist, and writer. For four days in 1944 she was the leader of Ecuador.