María Antonia Castro
- Full name: María Antonia Castro
- Lifespan: 10.06.1881 – 16.01.1996
- Age: 114 years, 220 days
- Birthplace: Andalusia, Spain
- Last residence: Andalusia, Spain
- Application date: 22.06.2010
- Validation date: 16.09.2011
- Validation source: IDL/Rosa Gomez Redondo/Juan Garcia Gonzalez
Biography
Maria Antonia Castro [Spanish: María] (10 June 1881 – 16 January 1996) was a validated Spanish supercentenarian who was noted for being Spain’s longevity recordholder for 20 years (1996–2016). She was the oldest validated person ever in Spain, dying at the age of 114 years, 220 days, but she is now third-oldest validated person ever to have resided in Spain, behind Maria Branyas Morera and Ana Vela-Rubio, and the second-oldest validated person ever born in Spain, behind Vela-Rubio. She was also the world’s fifth-oldest living person (behind Jeanne Calment, Sarah Knauss, Marie-Louise Meilleur, and Mary Bidwell) when she died, based on revised historical data.
Her case was initially verified by the International Database on Longevity.
Before 2013, her identity was only known to be M.A.C.C., but, in 2013, the identities of Maria Antonia Castro and Maria del Carmen Lopez were revealed.
Longevity titles
Doyenne of Spain (23.01.1990-16.01.1996)
Validation
Maria Antonia Castro age was verified by Rosa Gomez Redondo, Juan Garcia Gonzalez and International Database of longevity and validated by the GRG on September 16th 2011.
