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World's Oldest Person, Maria Branyas Morera, Dies at 117 in Spain

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Maria Branyas Morera, an American-born Spanish woman, has passed away at the age of 117 years and 168 days. She was considered the world's oldest person, listed by the Gerontology Research Group and Guinness World Records (GWR) as the oldest known person in the world. Born on March 4, 1907, in San Francisco, she moved to Spain with her family at a young age. Morera lived in the Santa Maria del Tura nursing home for the last two decades of her life. Her family announced her death on social media, stating that she died peacefully in her sleep, as she had wished. They remembered her for her kindness and advice, and expressed gratitude for the memories and reflections she left behind.

  1. Guinness World Records
    1. Maria passed away peacefully at the nursing home in Catalonia, Spain, where she resided for the past two decades.
  2. ES
    Salvador Illa
    Inditex
    1. We lose an endearing woman, who has taught us the value of life and the wisdom of the years.
  3. Maria Branyas Morera
    1. I haven't done anything extraordinary, the only thing I did was live.
    2. I am old, very old, but not an idiot.
    3. I think longevity is also about being lucky. Luck and good genetics.
    4. The time is near. Don't cry, I don't like tears. And above all, don't suffer for me. Wherever I go, I will be happy.

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sources

  1. 1.CTV News
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.The New York Times
  5. 5.CNN
  6. 6.ABC News
  7. 7.Agence France-Presse
  8. 8.El Pais
  9. 9.La Vanguardia
  10. 10.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Obituary
  2. 2.World Records

countries

  1. 1.SpainES
  2. 2.FranceFR
  3. 3.JapanJP
  4. 4.MexicoMX
  5. 5.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Gerontology Research Group
  2. 2.Guinness World Records
  3. 3.Residencia Santa Maria del Tura

persons

  1. 1.Maria Branyas Morera
  2. 2.Tomiko Itooka
  3. 3.Lucile Randon
  4. 4.Jeanne Calment
  5. 5.Manel Esteller
  6. 6.Rosa Moret
  7. 7.Ali Watkins
  8. 8.Arnaud Siad
  9. 9.John Murphy
  10. 10.Lianne Kolirin
  11. 11.Salvador IllaES
  12. 12.Sister Andre

technicals

  1. 1.World War I
  2. 2.World War II
  3. 3.Atlantic Ocean
  4. 4.D-Day
  5. 5.Spanish Civil War
  6. 6.Super Catalan Grandma
  7. 7.Titanic
  8. 8.Wright Brothers
World's Oldest Person, Maria Branyas Morera, Dies at 117 in Spain