| Maria Emilia Quesada | |
 Maria Emilia Quesada at the claimed age of 116. | |
| Birth: | 5 January 1901? Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba |
| Death: | 25 June 2018 Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba |
| Age: | 117 years, 171 days? |
| Country: |  CUB
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| Longevity claimant | |
Maria Emilia Quesada Blanco (5 January 1901? – 25 June 2018) was a Cuban longevity claimant who claimed to have been 117 years old at the time of her death. Her age is currently unvalidated by the Guinness World Records (GWR). If her claimed age were true, she would have been the oldest person ever from Cuba and she would have also been the world’s oldest living person from the death of Nabi Tajima on 21 April 2018 until her own death two months later.
Biography[]
Maria Emilia Quesada claimed to have been born in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba on 5 January 1901. She had 15 siblings, one having reached age 100; she survived all of them. She never married or had any children. She said that her religious faith was the secret of her longevity.
Maria Emilia Quesada died on 25 June 2018 in Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba, at the claimed age of 117 years, 171 days.
References[]
- CUMPLE 108 AÑOS LA “ROSA DE MONTSERRAT” EN CIENFUEGOS! Conferencia de Obispos Catolicos de Cuba, 19 January 2009
- UNA ENTREVISTA CENTENARIA Radioteca, 1 July 2011
- Alma en libertad Cubasports, 8 February 2012
- Pasan los años y con ellos un viejo rosal renueva sus verdes hojas (...) Conferencia de Obispos Catolicos de Cuba, 8 January 2013
- Francisca, Onelio y la vida misma Granma, 7 February 2014
- Una vida consagrada al amor por el prójimo Radio Reloj on Facebook, 8 March 2015
- María Emilia cumple ¡115 años! Conferencia de Obispos Catolicos de Cuba, 15 January 2016
- María Emilia, solo una vida para 116 años 5 Septiembre, 1 March 2017
- La lucidez de un siglo, y más… Cubadebate, 8 March 2017
- Cuba's Oldest Person Dies Prensa Latina, 26 June 2018
- Muere a los 117 años María Emilia Quesada Blanco, una de las personas más longevas del mundo 14ymedio.com, 26 June 2018