Juana Badillo Escalón was a Mexican centenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest.
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BIOGRAPHY
Juana Badillo Escalón was born in San José de Ipoa, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, on 1 February (claimed 3 January) 1915.
At some point, she got married and had 16 children (twelve sons and four daughters). She worked in the fields together with her husband to support the family. Her husband died of an injury he sustained after falling from a cart. In 1970, she moved to Matehuala.
In December 2020, she fell twice and was unable to walk thereafter. As of January 2023, she was living with her 73-year-old daughter, Ventura Gallegos Badillo. At the time, she had 80 grandchildren, 172 great-grandchildren, 80 great-great-grandchildren, and 8 great-great-great-grandchildren (six generations in total).
Badillo Escalón passed away in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, on 28 July 2024, at the age of 109 years, 178 days.
RECOGNITION
Her age was verified by Stefan Maglov, and validated by LongeviQuest on 2 May 2023.
ATTRIBUTION
* “Doña Juanita, la abuelita más longeva” – Pulso, 13 January 2023
* “Lamentamos informar el sencible fallecimiento de la señora Juanita Badillo Escalona la mujer más longeva de Matehuala, tenía 109 años de edad.” – Matehuala Express, 29 July 2024
GALLERY
Juana Badillo Escalón jan 2022
In January 2022, on her claimed 107th birthday. (Source: Facebook/ogarrio.com)
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