Ms. María Quintas Gómez of Ferrol, La Coruña (ESP) sadly passed away on 7 June 2026, aged 109.
She was born on 1 March 1917 in Xinzo da Costa, Maceda, Orense (ESP).
https://segundacentena.blogspot.com/2026/01/personas-espanolas-mayores-de-105-anos.html
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
R.I.P. Ms. Quintas Gómez.
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
Rest in peace Ms Quintas Gomez.