Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga, the oldest known living person in Argentina, celebrates her 114th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce that Mrs. Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga, the oldest known living person in Argentina, celebrated her 114th birthday in Buenos Aires, on 29 September 2026.
Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 29 September 1912, to Victoriano Puertas Herrero and Rosa Quiroga López. She was baptized in the city on 20 September 1913. During her childhood, she learned to read, write, and do math, in addition to helping with household chores.
When her father fell ill and died during the Spanish flu pandemic, her mother decided to travel with her five children to Spain to protect them from the disease.
As a young woman, Rosa moved to Madrid, where she met her future husband, Francisco Elbl, an Austrian pastry chef ten years her senior who worked for the King and Queen of Spain.
With the start of the Spanish Civil War, the family returned to Argentina as war refugees, after receiving a recommendation from the Argentine embassy.
On 29 September 2022, Rosa celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian. As of her 110th birthday in 2022, she was still able to walk with assistance.
In August 2023, when she was almost 111, she voted in the primary elections and emphasized the importance of participating in and defending the homeland.
On 3 May 2024, her age was officially validated by the GRG, verified by Oliver Trim and Sylvain Grosgeorge.
On 15 September 2026, following the death of 114-year-old Angélica Tiscornia of Buenos Aires, she became the oldest known living person in Argentina.
Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga currently lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the age of 114. She’s currently the fourth-oldest known person ever in Argentina, after Casilda Benegas, Evangelista Luisa López, and Angélica Tiscornia.
The GRG extends warm congratulations to Mrs. Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga on her 114th birthday.
LINKS
1. Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga cumple 114 años y es la mujer más longeva de Argentina
2. Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga cumple 114 años y busca alcanzar un récord histórico (Facebook post)
3. Hija de Salteña, la más longeva de Argentina, Rosa y sus 114 añitos (Instagram post)