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Salvadorian Eldest Woman Dies
El Salvador most longevous
woman, Cruz Hernandez of 128
years old, concluded her funeral
rites on Saturday in San Agustin
cemetery, at 60.89 miles east of
the capital.
Doña Cruz, as she was called,
was the world eldest woman, she
had 13 children, 60 grandsons,
80 great-grandsons, 25
great-great-grandsons that make
up a total of over 200
relatives.
San Agustin residents respected
her much because she helped many
of them to deliver until she
arrived to her 100 years old.
The population celebrated every
of her birthdays with a mass at
the urban church.
Cruz was born on May 3 1878,
according to the information
given by the Natural People
National Register, which
officially granted her the
Unique Identity Document, on
September 2005.
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