Maria Branyas, who was thought to be the world's oldest person at 117 years old, has passed away, her family has announced. The American-born Spaniard died in her sleep, according to a post on her X account.
In Catalan, her family wrote: "Maria Branyas has left us. She has gone the way she wanted: in her sleep, at peace, and without pain." The Gerontology Research Group, which is responsible for confirming the age of people presumed to be more than 110 years old, recognised Ms Branyas as the world's oldest person after the previous title-holder, French nun Lucile Randon, died last year. READ MORE: Warning to UK tourists as Canary Islands issues red health alert The Gerontology Research Group now lists Japan's Tomiko Itooka, aged 116, as the most elderly living person.
Ms Branyas, who was born in San Francisco on March 4, 1907, spent part of her early life in New Orleans while her father established a magazine, before relocating back to Spain with her family during her youth.
Ms Branyas said she had memories of crossing the Atlantic Ocean during the First World War. The biography on her X account, named "Super Catalan Grandma", read: "I am old, very old, but not an idiot." Ms Branyas became a centenarian icon when, at the age of 113, she survived a bout of COVID-19, the virus that resulted in widespread fatalities amongst the elderly population of Spain, without experiencing severe side effects.
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