Ana Vela-Rubio

Ana Vela-Rubio
Birth:	29 October 1901 Puente Genil, Córdoba, Spain
Death:	15 December 2017 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Age:	116 years, 47 days
Country:	ESP
Validated

Ana Maria Vela-Rubio (29 October 1901 – 15 December 2017) was a validated Spanish supercentenarian who was, at the time of her death, the oldest living person in Spain, the oldest in Europe after the passing of Emma Morano on 15 April 2017, and overall the third-oldest in the world. She became the oldest living person in Spain following the death of Francisca Garcia Torres on 25 February 2014.

She is the oldest validated Spanish person ever.

Biography

Vela-Rubio was born on 29 October 1901 in Puente Genil, Cordoba, Spain. She was orphaned as a child.

Vela-Rubio 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.

Vela-Rubio moved in to a nursing home in 2005. She suffered from dementia.

On 29 October 2017, she celebrated her 116th birthday, becoming one of only five people in the history of Europe to have reached this age; the other four being Jeanne Calment, Emma Morano, Giuseppina Projetto, and Maria Giuseppa Robucci.

Vela-Rubio died in Barcelona, Catalonia on 15 December 2017 at the age of 116 years, 47 days.

References

• GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
• Bondad y alegría, el secreto para vivir 110 años Lavanguardia, 2 November 2011
• El gen Matusalén El Mundo, 27 July 2014
• Ana Vela se convierte a sus 114 años en la más longeva de la historia de España El Pais, 6 June 2016
• Happy 115th birthday to Ana Vela Rubio Spain Buddy, 31 October 2016
• Happy 115th Birthday to Spain's oldest woman ever The Local, 31 October 2016
• Muere la española Ana Vela, la persona más longeva de Europa, a los 116 años El País, 15 Dec 2017