Manuela Fernández-Fojaco
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Manuela Fernández Fojaco (18 June 1895 – 6 January 2009) was the fifth-oldest living person, the oldest person in Europe and the oldest living person in Spain at the time of her death, at the age of 113 years, 202 days. She died just 7 days short of equalling the age of María del Carmen Figueiroa Freiria de Salgueiro, who was the oldest Spanish woman ever.
Manuela Fernández Fojaco was born in Llamas, in the municipality of Aller, Asturias
. She was approximately one year and two months younger than the oldest living person at the time of her death, American woman Gertrude Baines
, and approximately nine years younger than all-time world recordholder French woman Jeanne Calment
was at the time of her death. Fernández was the last European born in 1895. Fernández Fojaco is also the third oldest person ever from Spain. On 2 January 2009, she became the oldest living European after the death of 115-year old Portuguese woman Maria de Jesus
. Her reign lasted for 4 days until her death on 6 January 2009. After her death, 112-year-old Lucia Lauria Vigna from Italy became Europe's oldest person (although Eugénie Blanchard
was from Guadeloupe
, which is part of the European Union
).
Manuela Fernández Fojaco was born in Llamas, in the municipality of Aller, Asturias
Aller, Asturias
Aller is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is bordered on the north by Mieres, on the south by the province of León, on the east by Laviana, Caso, and Sobrescobio, and on the west by Lena.-Geography:The municipality is crossed by the Aller River,...
. She was approximately one year and two months younger than the oldest living person at the time of her death, American woman Gertrude Baines
Gertrude Baines
Gertrude Baines was an American supercentenarian, who became the oldest recognized living person according to Guinness World Records on January 2, 2009, until her own death on September 11, 2009, at age 115 years 158 days...
, and approximately nine years younger than all-time world recordholder French woman Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the...
was at the time of her death. Fernández was the last European born in 1895. Fernández Fojaco is also the third oldest person ever from Spain. On 2 January 2009, she became the oldest living European after the death of 115-year old Portuguese woman Maria de Jesus
Maria de Jesus
Maria de Jesus dos Santos was a Portuguese supercentenarian who was the world's oldest verified living person for 37 days, until her death at 115 years 114 days. She assumed this status after the 26 November 2008 death of American Edna Parker, who was 115 years 220 days old...
. Her reign lasted for 4 days until her death on 6 January 2009. After her death, 112-year-old Lucia Lauria Vigna from Italy became Europe's oldest person (although Eugénie Blanchard
Eugénie Blanchard
Anne Eugénie Blanchard was a French supercentenarian, who at the age of was the oldest living person at the time of her death. She became the recognised titleholder upon the death of Japanese supercentenarian Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010...
was from Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
, which is part of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
).
See also
- List of Spanish supercentenarians
- List of European supercentenarians
- SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....