Ana Vela-Rubio
- Full name: Ana Vela-Rubio
- Lifespan: 29.10.1901 – 15.12.2017
- Age: 116 years, 47 days
- Birthplace: Puente Genil, Cordoba, Spain
- Last residence: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Application date: 11.12.2011
- Validation date: 16.08.2012
- Validation source: Emilio Ibáñez/Miguel Quesada
Biography
Vela-Rubio was born in Puente Genil, Cordoba, Spain on 29 October 1901. She was orphaned as a child. As a young woman, she worked in a food store in Malaga, Spain. In 1950, she moved to Barcelona with her partner. She never married her partner because her parents didn’t approve of their relationship. They had four children: Carmelita (who died aged 10), Antonio, Ana, and Juan.
In 2005, Vela-Rubio moved into a nursing home in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She suffered from dementia in her later life. She died on 15 December 2017 at the age of 116 years, 47 days.
Longevity titles
Doyenne of Spain (25.02.2014 – 15.12.2017)
Doyenne of Europe (15.04.2017-15.12.2017)
Validation
Ana Vela-Rubio age was verified by Emilio Ibanez together Miguel Quesada and validated by the GRG on August 16th 2012.
Ana Vela, 2017.
Vela Rubio (first row, far left) in the 1910s.
