Soledad Mexia

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Soledad Mexia

Mexia in 2010
Born August 13, 1899[1]
La Noria, Sinaloa, Mexico
Died August 30, 2013
(114 years, 17 days)[2]
Chula Vista, California, USA
Residence San Diego, California
Occupation Supercentenarian
Known for Oldest Mexican-born person ever
Children 7 children (24 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren)

Soledad Mexia (August 13, 1899 – August 30, 2013)[1][3] was a Mexican-born American supercentenarian who at the time of her death was the world's fifth-oldest living person and the oldest living resident of California.[4] She is the oldest Mexican-born person ever.[2]

Biography

Soledad Mexia was born in La Noria, Sinaloa, Mexico, on August 13, 1899.[5] She had seven children, 24 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren,[6] and lived most of her life in San Diego, California, United States.

Due to her longevity, scientists in Los Angeles affiliated with the Gerontology Research Group, UCLA, and Stanford University took blood samples from Mexia and her family members as part of a study comparing genes from supercentenarians with a control group, looking for evidence of genes that protect against common fatal illnesses.[6]

Health and death

She suffered a wound in her leg in the spring of 2010. As the wound failed to respond to antibiotics, in July of that year her leg was amputated below the knee.[6] On August 30, 2013, Mexia died from natural causes, seventeen days after her 114th birthday, at a hospice in Chula Vista, California.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oldest Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved January 13, 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mexico's longest lived resident dies at 114". KTVN. Associated Press. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Photos of Women Superentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. 
  4. ↑ "State's oldest person dies at 114". U-T San Diego. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2013. 
  5. ↑ http://www.laopinion.com/California/muere-Mexia-mexicana-mas-edad
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Diane Bell, in San Diego Union Tribune, August 11, 2010
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