| Claudina Higuita de Robledo | |
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| Birth: | 30 October 1910 El Naranjo village, Buritica, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Death: | 20 December 2022 Santa Fe de Antioquia, Antioquia, Colombia |
| Age: | 112 years, 51 days |
| Country: |  COL
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| Validated | |
Claudina Higuita de Robledo (30 October 1910 – 20 December 2022) was a Colombian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Early Life and Family[]
Claudina Higuita de Robledo was born in El Naranjo village, Buritica, Antioquia Department, Colombia on 30 October 1910. Her parents were Aniceto Higuita and Estefania Borja. Her mother died when Claudina was only 3 years old. During her childhood, she helped her father to make hats and sell them.
At age 15, she met Luis Alberto Robledo, who was from Santa Fe de Antioquia, and she married him when she was 17. She moved to Santa Fe de Antioquia, more specifically to La Aldea, and has since lived in the same house (which is 300 years old). Claudina had 10 children. Her eldest son Gerardo died in 2019 at the age of 90.
As of May 2020, she had five living children: Laurentina (aged 87), Luisito (aged 80), Manuel (aged 73), Alicia (aged 72), and Diocelina (aged 67). As of October 2020, she had 60 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren, 145 great-great-grandchildren, four great-great-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-great-great-grandchild.
Later Life[]
In October 2020, she celebrated her 110th birthday. At the age of 110, she was still able to read and write without glasses, as well as walking short distances inside her house, however, she had hearing problems. On 16 March 2021, she got vaccinated against Covid-19, making her one of the oldest people to receive the vaccine. At the age of 112, she was still able to walk with assistance.
Higuita de Robledo died in Santa Fe de Antioquia, Antioquia Department, Colombia on 20 December 2022 at the age of 112 years, 51 days.
Gallery[]
References[]
- 2022 validations Gerontology Research Group
- Doña Claudina ya se asoma a la cima de los 100 años issuu, 31 October 2010
- Claudina Higuita de Robledo y el pasado 30 de octubre cumplió 107 años Canal Teleregión (Facebook), 1 November 2017
- Claudina Higuita, la mujer que más cumpleaños ha celebrado: 109 El Santafereño Digital, 31 May 2020
- Claudina llegó a los 110 años El Santafereño Digital, 16 October 2020
- En Santa Fe de Antioquia vacunan contra covid a anciana de 110 años El Colombiano, 16 March 2021
- Claudina Higuita celebrated her 111 October Santa Fe Digital, 2 November 2021
- Claudina, la abuela de 112 años que celebra mañana su cumple El Colombiano, 29 October 2022
- A los 112 años se murió Claudina, la mujer más anciana de Antioquia El Colombiano, 20 December 2022