Josefa Santos Gonzalez
- Full name: Josefa Santos Gonzalez
- Lifespan: 07.09.1906 – 22.12.2019
- Age: 113 years. 106 days
- Birthplace: Burguillos Dec Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
- Last residence: Madrid, Spain
- Application date: 23.07.2019
- Validation date: 29.08.2019
- Validation source: Daniel German Delgado/Eduardo Garcia/Emilio Ibanez/Miguel Quesada
Biography
Josefa Santos Gonzalez was born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain on 7 September 1906. In 1932, she married a man named Ramon and had five children with him: Rafaela, Luisa, Jose, Isabel, and Luis. All five of Josefa’s children later had to emigrate to find work, which saddened her. Despite this, she took it well, and knew it was for the best.
In her later years, Josefa moved to Madrid in order to be closer to her family. When she was 102, she broke her hip, and broke her femur aged 109. The successful recovery from these incidents amazed her doctors. At the time of her 110th birthday in 2016, along with her five children, she had 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. She celebrated her 111th birthday in 2017 in her care home with relatives from as far afield as Germany. She became the oldest living person in Spain after the death of 113-year-old Francisco Nunez Olivera on 29 January 2018. Her age was validated by the GRG on 31 August 2019.
Santos Gonzalez died in Madrid, Spain, on 22 December 2019, at the age of 113 years, 106 days. Following her death, Maria Branyas Morera of Catalonia became the oldest known living person in Spain.
Longevity titles
Doyenne of Spain (29.01.2018 – 22.12.2019)
Validation
Josefa Santos Gonzalez age was verified by Daniel German, Eduardo Garcia, Emilio Ibanez and Miguel Quesada and validated by the GRG on August 29th 2019.
Santons Gonzalez, 2016.
