Francisca Villán Pérez was a Spanish supercentenarian.
(Photo: Miguel Ángel Valdivielso / Diario de Burgos)
Francisca Villán Pérez was born in Castrillo-Tejeriego, Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain, on 17 September 1902. Although she was born and raised in the province of Valladolid, she moved to Burgos in 1939.
At the age of 95, she entered the Cortes Nursing Home in Burgos. By the age of 110, she had five living children, 14 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Francisca Villán Pérez passed away in Burgos, Castile and León, on 10 January 2013, at the age of 110 years, 115 days.
At the time of her passing, she was the oldest known living person in Castile and León. Upon her own passing, she was succeeded by Adelaida González Alonso.
Her age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group on 27 October 2014, and later recognized by LongeviQuest.
* “Francisca sopla 110 velas en su cumpleaños” – Gente Digital, September 2012
* “Francisca Villan Pérez cumple 110 años en la Residencia de Cortes” – Junta de Castilla y León, 14 September 2012
* “110 velas en una tarta” – cyltv.es, 17 September 2012
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