Alipio Ponce Vásquez (August 15, 1906 – September 11, 1941) was a Peruvian police officer who fought and died during the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.

[1] The son of a farmer, Ponce Vásquez was born in San Lorenzo district, Jauja Province.

He joined the Civil Guard in 1924, was promoted to Corporal in 1927 and to Second Sergeant in 1930.

[2] During the 1941 war, policemen of the Civil Guard were sent to the northern frontier.

[1] He was posthumously promoted to Captain on September 23, 1941, was declared a Civil Guard hero on August 29, 1978[5] and a National Hero on April 24, 1987.