Supercentenarian Profile

Claudia Martín García

Born:

1904-10-30

Viduerna de la Peña, Palencia, Castile and León

Spain

Died:

2015-01-27

Villaoliva de la Peña, Palencia, Castile and León

Spain

Claudia Martín García was a Spanish supercentenarian.

BIOGRAPHY

Claudia Martín García was born in the town of Viduerna de la Peña in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain, on 30 October 1904. At the age of nine, she moved to Villaoliva de la Peña. She devoted herself to farming and raising livestock, while also caring for her five children.

Until just a few weeks before her passing, she continued her daily routines: playing cards, reading Church scriptures, and enjoying a cup of hot chocolate lovingly prepared each morning by her daughter, Primitiva.

Claudia Martín García passed away in Villaoliva de la Peña, on 27 January 2015, at the age of 110 years, 89 days.