| Lucia Chacon Hechavarria | |
 Chacon Hechavarria on her 110th birthday in 2021 | |
| Birth: | 13 December 1911 El Grillo, Mayari Arriba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Death: | 22 July 2024 Mayari Arriba, Segundo Frente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Age: | 112 years, 222 days |
| Country: |  CUB
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| Validated | |
Lucia Chacon Hechavarria [Spanish: Lucía Chacón Hechavarría] (13 December 1911 – 22 July 2024) was a Cuban supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in 2024. At the time of her death, she was the oldest known living person in Cuba.
Biography[]
Lucia Chacon Hechavarria was born on 13 December 1911 in El Grillo area, a demarcation located between Sabanilla and Los Lazos, the former Mayari Arriba region, now Segundo Frente. Her parents were Julio Chacon Macias and Concepcion Hechavarria.
She married Eduardo Diaz, and had 10 children (six daughters, and four sons).
She became the oldest known living person in Cuba following the death of 111-year-old Pedro Batista Layana on 7 March 2021.
In December 2021, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. At the age of 112, she had 42 grandchildren, 73 great-grandchildren, and 26 great-great-grandchildren.
Lucia Chacon Hechavarria died in Mayari Arriba, Segundo Frente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba at the age of 112 years, 222 days.
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References[]
- Pending cases Gerontology Research Group
- 108 años, y vamos por más Radio 8SF (Cuba), 6 February 2020 (Archived)
- Lucía Chacón Hechavarría cumplió este 13 de diciembre 109 años de edad Idalberto Aguilar (Twitter), 14 December 2020
- 109 años y va por más Radio 8SF (Cuba), 14 December 2020
- 110 años han pasado de su nacimiento y la abuela Lucía Chacón Hechavarría se mantiene en pie Idalberto Aguilar Macias (Facebook), 13 December 2021
- Celebran los 111 años Lucía Chacón Hechavarría Idalberto Aguilar Macias (Facebook), 13 December 2022
- Lucía Chacón Hechavarría está cumpliendo 112 años de edad Idalberto Aguilar Macias (Facebook), 13 December 2023
- Lucia Chacon Hechavarria, Cuba’s oldest living person, dies at 112 Gerontology Research Group, 22 July 2024