Teresa Fernández Casado, the oldest living person in Spain, is celebrating her 113th birthday today in Zambroncinos del Páramo, Castile and León.
Teresa Fernández Casado was born in Zambroncinos del Páramo, in the municipality of Zotes del Páramo of Castile and León, Spain, on 29 July 1913. She was the youngest of eight siblings. As a child, she took care of sheep but also attended the village school, where she learned to read and write. She always loved dancing.
At the age of 17, she married Julián de Paz Casas, a young man from the village. The following year, her first-born son, Ángel, was born, and her second son, Amancio, was born in September 1933. After the birth of their third child, her husband was called to war, but due to certain circumstances, he did not have to go. They later had six more children. They had a total of nine children. Two of her children passed away in childhood. To support her family, she made cheese from sheep’s milk, knitted woolen socks, and sewed clothes for her children using her sewing machine.
Teresa Fernández Casado, with Manuel de la Peña, President of Instituto Europeo de la Salud y del Bienestar Social. (Source: okdiario.com)
On 11 November 2025, following the passing of 112-year-old Angelina Torres Vallbona, she became the Oldest Living Person in Spain.
On 6 July 2026, she surpassed the final age of Saturnino de la Fuente García, becoming the oldest person ever to have lived in the region of Castile and León.
LongeviQuest extends warm congratulations to Teresa Fernández Casado on her 111th birthday.
