Benjamín Francisco Zeledón Rodríguez (October 4, 1879 – October 4, 1912) was a Nicaraguan lawyer, politician and soldier known under the posthumous title of "National Hero of Nicaragua".

He was born on 4 October 1879 in Jinotega Department to Don Marcelino Zeledón Ugarte and Doña Maria Salomé Rodriguez.

His rebel forces opened fire on American Marines and sailors at Masaya on September 19, 1912.

His body was carried on an oxcart by the Marines to be buried in Catarina.

This image greatly impacted future Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino.