| Maria Contreras de Martinez | |
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| Birth: | 10 August 1900 Ixtlan del Rio, Nayarit, Mexico |
| Death: | 18 May 2011 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Age: | 110 years, 281 days |
| Country: |  MEX USA
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| Validated | |
Maria Contreras de Martinez [Spanish: Martínez] (10 August 1900 – 18 May 2011) was a Mexican-born American supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS) and recognized by LongeviQuest (LQ).
Biography[]
Maria Contreras de Martinez was born as Maria Contreras Ibarra in Ixtlan del Rio, Nayarit, Mexico, 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 two daughters. She was a housewife.
Maria Contreras de Martinez died in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 18 May 2011, at the age of 110 years, 281 days. 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 LAS on 3 December 2022. The validation was later accepted by LongeviQuest.
References[]
- Las personas más longevas Supercentenarios Latinoamericanos (LAS)
- Maria Contreras De Martínez LongeviQuest