| Transito Ayala | |
 Transito Ayala at the age of 110. | |
| Birth: | 13 August 1896 Guepsa, Santander, Colombia |
| Death: | 9 October 2008 Bogota, Capital District, Colombia |
| Age: | 112 years, 57 days |
| Country: |  COL
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| Validated | |
Transito Ayala de Aranda [Spanish: Tránsito] (13 August 1896 – 9 October 2008) was a Colombian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Ayala was born in Guepsa, Santander, Colombia on 13 August 1896. She was the daughter of Higinia Ayala, who was single at the time. Since she was a child, Ayala was always very careful with her diet. She spent her childhood and part of adolescence on her parents' estate, caring for cows and chickens. At the some point, she moved to Suaita, Santander, where she met and married her husband, Isidro Aranda. They had seven children. Her husband died 53 years prior to her 112th birthday.
Ayala moved to Bogota on 24 November 2007. In 2008, she had six living children, 29 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren. On her 113th birthday in 2008, she was reported to be lucid and had a good sense of humor. Her granddaughter, Julieta Diaz, said: My grandmother was always a country woman. She lived in fresh air and with healthy food, and although she moved to the city, she maintained with her good eating habits. At the end of her life, she lived in Chapinero in Bogota.
Transito Ayala died in Bogota, Colombia on 9 October 2008 at the age of 112 years, 57 days.
References
- 2020 validations Gerontology Research Group
- Las personas más longevas Supercentenarios Latinoamericanos (LAS)
| Colombia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Transito Ayala • Benilda Ospino Altamar • Magdalena Hernandez • Clementina Saldarriaga Correa • Aurora Soto Rubio • Heroina Rivero Penaranda • Elvira Montoya Ordonez • Ana Sara Marquez de Ramirez • Alicia Castillo • Carmen Jaramillo Chavarria • Juana Aritama • Sofia Rojas • Eusebio Quintero Lopez • Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia • Francisca Mangonez Martinez • Alfonso Maria Rojas Perdomo • Julio Saldarriaga Hernandez |