Ana María Vela Rubio
Ana María Vela Rubio (29 October 1901 – 15 December 2017), was a Spanish supercentenarian. She is the oldest verified Spaniard ever from 6 June 2016,[1] however now Maria Branyas Morera is holding the record for the oldest person to have ever lived in Spain. Vela Rubio was also the third-oldest living person in the world, behind Nabi Tajima and Chiyo Miyako.[2]
Biography
Vela Rubio was born 29 October 1901 in Puente Genil, Andalusia. She used to work as a dressmaker. She never married her partner as her parents did not agree to their marrying, but the couple had two children. Her daughter, also named Ana, lives with her.[1]
She became the oldest European since the death of oldest person Emma Morano on 15 April 2017.[3]
She died on 15 December 2017.[4] Vela Rubio was succeeded as the Europe's oldest living person by Giuseppina Projetto-Frau of Italy.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ana Vela se convierte a sus 114 años en la más longeva de la historia de España" (in Spanish). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ↑ La española Ana Vela se convierte en la más longeva de Europa tras la muerte de Emma Morano (in Spanish)
- ↑ Muere la española Ana Vela, la persona más longeva de Europa, a los 116 años (in Spanish)
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