| Amparo Cora de Santiago | |
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| Birth: | 23 September 1903 Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| Death: | 2 January 2016 Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| Age: | 112 years, 101 days |
| Country: |  PRI, USA
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| Validated | |
Amparo Cora de Santiago (23 September 1903 – 2 January 2016) was a Puerto Rican supercentenarian whose age is validated by Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS). At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Puerto Rico.
Biography[]
Amparo Cora de Santiago was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico on 23 September 1903.
In 1934, she married Miguel Angel Santiago.
In September 2013, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
She became the oldest known living person in Puerto Rico, following the death of 110-year-old Maria Mojica Torres on 30 April 2014.
Amparo Cora de Santiago died in Carolina, Puerto Rico on 2 January 2016 at the age of 112 years, 101 days. Her age was verified by James Roberts and Stefan Maglov, and validated by LAS on 17 November 2022. The validation was later accepted by LongeviQuest (LQ).
References[]
- Las personas más longevas Supercentenarios Latinoamericanos (LAS)
- Amparo Cora de Santiago LongeviQuest
- Llegamos a nuestro destino cementerio de ARROYO Descansa en paz nuestra Amparo Cora( 112 años) Jose Rinto Ruiz on Facebook, 7 January 2016
| Puerto Rico's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Jose del Carmen Matos Santiago • Petronila Ramos Gonzales • Pedro Zorrilla Caballero • Maria Echeandia Cumpiano • Emilia Hernandez de Ramos • Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan • Emiliano Mercado del Toro • Francisco Haddock Navarro • Matilde Monclova Lebron • Zoila Garay • Maria Nieves Rivera Cruz • Amparo Cora de Santiago • Secundina Rivera Cumba • Emilio Flores Marquez • Juan Escribano • Rosa Castrodad Melendez • Bienvenido Diaz Guilfu • Ana Luisa Garcia • Ana Helvetia Barros Schira |