| Carmen Navarra Castro | |
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| Birth: | 23 July 1910 Victoria, Malleco Province, Chile |
| Death: | 14 January 2022 Chillan, Diguillin Province, Chile |
| Age: | 111 years, 175 days |
| Country: |  CHL
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| Validated | |
Carmen Navarra Castro (23 July 1910 – 14 January 2022) was a Chilean supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in 2022. She was the oldest known living person in Chile at the time of her death.
Biography[]
Carmen Navarra Castro was born in Victoria, Malleco Province, Chile on 23 July 1910. At the age of 9, she moved to Chillan. Later, she worked as a nurse at San Juan de Dios Hospital and at Herminda Martín Hospital, respectively. She had five children.
In July 2020, she celebrated her 110th birthday. At the time, she had four living children (including Huguette Molina), 19 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.
In February 2021, at the age of 110, she received the Covid-19 vaccine, making her one of oldest people to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Navarra Castro died in Chillan, Diguillin Province, Chile on 14 January 2022 at the age of 111 years, 175 days. Following her death, then 110-year-old Eudocia Barria Barrientos became the oldest known living person in Chile.
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References[]
- Ñuble, Bío Bío y Arauco: alcaldes de las capitales se mantienen en sus cargos Diario Concepción, 24 October 2016
- Chillaneja Carmen Navarro, de 107 años, es una de las personas más longevas del país Facebook Post, 6 May 2018
- 108 años de vida cumplió la vecina más longeva de chillán Radio Alborada, 23 July 2018
- La vecina más longeva de Chillán cumple hoy 110 años La Discusión, 23 July 2020
- Vacunación Sra. Carmen, 110 años. Intendencia Regional de Ñuble (Facebook), 7 February 2021
- Hoy la Señora Carmen Navarro cumplió 111 años! @a_balladaresl on Twitter, 23 July 2021
- La señora Carmen Navarra, nuestra querida Carmencita, nos dejó ayer con sus 111 años de vida, siendo… Gustavo Sanhueza Dueñas (Facebook), 15 January 2022
| Oldest Living Person in Chile Titleholders (V • E) |
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Margarita Arriagada Cancino • Maria Mercedes Diaz Quijano • Delfina Begue San Martin • Josefina Villa Echeverría • Flor Maria Valdebenito • Filomena Canales Galvez • Manuel Benavente Sanhueza • Carmen Navarra Castro • Eudocia Barria Barrientos • Rosa Laura Torres Barra |