Ms. Santos Fierro of El Paso, Texas (USA) sadly passed away on 14 February 2026 at the age of 112 y.o.
She was born on 23 July 1913 in Santa Bárbara, Chihuahua (MEX).
At the time of her death she was one of the 10 oldest living person in the USA.
https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/santos-fierro/
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
Rest in peace Ms Fierro.
Rest in Peace Ms. Fierro.
R.I.P. Ms. Fierro.
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
She is the 69th oldest immigrant in history.
She is the 290th oldest person from the USA in history.
She is the 5th oldest Mexican immigrant in history.
She is the 770th oldest person in history, tied with:
Victoria Evinger 1 Feb 1883 26 Aug 1995 USA
Lena Dick 5 Aug 1905 27 Feb 2018 USA
She was the 44th oldest living person in the world.