Antonia Moreno Leyva

Antonia Moreno Leyva (1848-1916) was the first lady of Peru in 1886-1890 by her marriage to president Andrés Avelino Cáceres.

Prior to being president, her spouse participated in the War of the Pacific 1879-1883. She accompanied him on the Breña campaign 1881. During the absence of her spouse, she actively participated in warfare and commanded battalions. She is the only female to be buried in the cemetery for war heroes, Cripta de los Héroes del Cementerio Presbítero Maestro after a special permission was obtained to make it possible.