Rosa Micaela Puertas Quiroga - the oldest living person in Argentina - turns 114 today! She was born on 29 September 1912 and is the oldest resident in Argentina since the death of 114-year-old Angélica Tiscornia two weeks ago.
Feliz Cumpleaños, Doña Rosa Micaela. 🌹💝
Feliz Cumpleaños, Doña Rosa Micaela!
Happy Birthday, Ms. Puertas Quiroga! 🌻
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude