María del Pilar Salinas, the oldest living person in Honduras, has been officially validated by LongeviQuest on 15 February. At the age of 111 years, 126 days, she is also the oldest ever person of Honduras.
Salinas was born in Gualaco, Olancho Department, Honduras, on 12 October 1914. She was orphaned at an early age, as her mother died when she was 10.
She had no formal schooling; she acquired literacy through an adult education program, initially learning the alphabet and later reading the Bible.
She never married but had two partners, with whom she had 10 children.
At the age of 111, she had nine living chidren, 70 grandchildren, and a large and unknown number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
When asked about the secret of her long life, she said: “God, he keeps me alive“.
Her age was verified by James Roberts, Fabrizio Villatoro and Stefan Maglov, with the assistance of her family, to whom we extend our sincere thanks and congratulations. We also congratulate Mrs. María del Pilar Salinas and wish her many more years of health and happiness.
