Faustina Sarmiento Pupo
- Full name: Faustina Sarmiento Pupo
- Lifespan: 15.02.1905 – 16.09.2019
- Age: 114 years, 213 days
- Birthplace: Sao Arriba, Holguin, Cuba
- Last residence: Holguin, Cuba
- Application date: 02.08.2019
- Validation date: 07.09.2019
- Validation source: Elivia Gomez/et al.
Biography
Faustina Sarmiento Pupo was born in Sao Arriba, Holguin, Cuba on 15 February 1905. Her father, Gonzalo Sarmiento, was a veteran of the Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898), the last liberation war Cuba fought against Spain. She married at the age of 17, and had five daughters.
In 2018, she had 30 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren, 41 great-great-grandchildren, and 19 great-great-great-grandchildren. At that time, her two daughters were alive at the ages of 95 and 85. Although she had problems with hearing, she had a great memory. At the age of 110, she was still able to walk unassisted.
Two of her sisters who died at the ages of 105 and 99 years old.
Sarmiento Pupo died in the city of Holguin, Cuba, on 16 September 2019, at the age of 114 years, 213 days. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in North American and Caribbean regions, and the sixth-oldest living person in the world, behind Kane Tanaka, Lucile Randon, Francisca Celsa dos Santos, Jeanne Bot, and Shigeyo Nakachi. Her oldest living daughter, Esther Marina Rodriguez Sarmiento, was 96 years old (born 22 August 1923).
Longevity Recognition
Doyenne of Cuba (N/A-16.09.2019)
Doyenne of North America (N/A-16.09.2019)
Validation
Faustina Sarmiento Pupo age was verified by Elivia Gomez et al., and validated by the GRG on September 07th 2019th
Faustina Sarmiento Pupo in 2018
Pupo in her youth with sisters.
Faustina Sarmiento Pupo on her 100th birthday.
