| Josefa Salas | |
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| Birth: | 14 July 1860 Prado del Rey, Andalusia, Spain |
| Death: | 27 February 1973 Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain |
| Age: | 112 years, 228 days |
| Country: |  ESP
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Josefa Salas Mateo (14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973) was the "World's Oldest Person", according to Guinness World Records, from 1970–1973. She claimed to be a year older than validated (contemporary news reports from Spain reveal she claimed birth in 1859, which would have made her 113 at death, and would have put her 14 days ahead of the age of Delina Filkins).
Ms. Salas Mateo was long the Spanish recordholder before her age was surpassed in the 1990s. She was the last WOP titleholder to gain the WOP title before attaining supercentenarian status.
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| Spain's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Josefa Salas Mateo • Policarpa Perez Exposito • Josefa Llovet Llovet • Ramona Agudin-Fernandez • Antonia Diaz Garcia • Soledad Munoz • Salustiano Alvarez • Isabel Guijarro • Telesfora de la Torre-Mendizabal • Paulina Garcia-Lozano • Maria Villar Trespalacios • Aurelio Diaz • A. L. M. • Galo Leoz-Ortin • Maria Antonia Castro • Maria del Carmen Lopez • Gregorio Merino • Gabriela Izquierdo • F. M. M. • Antonio Urrea-Hernandez • Maria Esperanza Onieva • Joan Riudavets-Moll • Jorja Hernando • Victoriana Vazquez Barrero • Lucia Madaria-Vesga • Manuela Fernandez-Fojaco • Teresa Dosaigues • Andresa Guerrero-Ortiz • Felipa Gutierrez • Rosa Martinez • Francisco Fernandez • Francisca Garcia-Torres • Ana Vela-Rubio • Magdalena Oliver Gabarro • Josefa Santos Gonzalez • Maria Branyas Morera |