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Supercentenarian Profile

Maria Contreras de Martínez

Born:

10/08/1900
Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit
Mexico

Died:

18/05/2011
Los Angeles, California
United States

✔ Age Certified by LongeviQuest

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Maria Contreras de Martínez was a Mexican-born American supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS).

BIOGRAPHY

Contreras de Martínez was born Maria Contreras Ibarra was born in Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit, México, on 10 August 1900.

She moved to the United States in the 1920s. In 1933, she married Pedro Martinez Robles. The couple had at least 2 daughters. She was a housewife.

Maria Contreras de Martínez died in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 18 May 2011. She was survived by her daughters, Otilia and Rosalinda.

RECOGNITION

Her age was verified by James Roberts, Santiago Garcia Medina and Stefan Maglov, and validated by the Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS) on 3 December 2022.

ATTRIBUTION

* Maria Contreras Martinez – Find A Grave

GALLERY

Undated.

Undated.

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