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{{Short description|Ecuadorian supercentenarian (1889–2006)}}
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'''María Esther de Capovilla''' (], ] &ndash; ], ]) of ], ], at the time of her death at age ], was an ] ] recognized by ] as the ]. She was the last remaining documented person born in the ].
'''María Esther Heredia Lecaro de Capovilla''', known internationally as '''María Capovilla''' (14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006), was an Ecuadorian ], and, at the time of her death at age ], was recognized by ]<ref>{{cite book |title= Guinness World Records 2007 |year=2006 |url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec2007guin|url-access=registration|publisher= ] |isbn=9781904994121 }}</ref> as the ].
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==Biography== ==Biography==
Born as '''María Ester Heredia Lecaro''' in Guayaquil, María was the daughter of a colonel, and lived a life among the upper-class elite, attending social functions and art classes. She never smoked or drank hard liquor. In 1917, she married a military officer, Antonio Capovilla, who died in 1949. Antonio, an ], was born in Pola, ] (now ], ]) in 1864. He moved to ] in 1894 and then to ] in 1910. After his first wife died, he married María. They had five children, three of whom were still living at her passing: Hilda (81), Irma (80) and son Anibal (78). She also had eleven grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Born as María Esther Heredia Lecaro in ], she was the daughter of a colonel, and lived a life among the upper-class elite, attending social functions and art classes. She never smoked and drank in moderation.<ref>Hooton, Christopher. (2015). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018145828/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/how-live-be-really-old-10282326.html |date=18 October 2021 }}. ''The Independent''. Retrieved 18 October 2021.</ref>


In 1917, she married an Austrian military officer and sailor, Antonio Capovilla (1864–1949). Of Italian ethnicity, Antonio was born in Pola, ] (now ], Croatia). He moved to ] in 1894 and then to Ecuador in 1910. After his first wife died, he married María until his death in 1949. Together they had five children, three of whom were still living at the time of María's death: Hilda (age 81), Irma (age 79) and son Anibal (age 77). She also had twelve grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news|title=116-Year-Old Ecuadorean Woman is Oldest Living Person |agency=] |publisher=] |date=2005-12-16 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/116-year-old-ecuadorean-woman-is-oldest-living-person/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526220152/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/12/16/116-year-old-ecuadorean-woman-is-oldest-living-person/ |archive-date=2013-05-26 |url-status=live }}</ref>
⚫ At age 100, María nearly died and was given ], but had been free of health problems since then. As recently as December 2005 Maria was said to be in good health and able to watch TV, read the papers and walk without the aid of a stick (though she was helped by an aide). However, she was unable physically to leave her home in the past two years, which she shared with her eldest surviving daughter, Hilda, and her son-in-law. In a media interview, María stated her dislike of the fact that women nowadays are permitted to court men, rather than the reverse.


⚫ At age 100, Capovilla nearly died and was given ], but had been free of health problems since then. In December 2005, aged 116, Maria was in good health for someone of her age and watched TV, read the paper and walked without the aid of a stick (though she was helped by an aide). Capovilla was unable to leave her home in the two years before her death and she shared her home with her eldest daughter Hilda, and her son-in-law. In a media interview Capovilla stated her dislike of the fact that women nowadays are permitted to court men, rather than the reverse.
⚫ By March 2006, María's health had declined somewhat, and she was no longer able to read the newspaper. She had also nearly stopped talking and no longer walked except when helped by two persons. Still, María was able to sit erect in her chair and fan herself, and had been doing 'fine' until she succumbed to a bout of ] in the last week of August 2006.

⚫ In March 2006, however, Capovilla's health had declined, and she was not able to read the newspaper any more. She had nearly stopped talking and no longer walked except when helped by two people. Still, Capovilla was able to sit in her chair and fan herself, and had been doing fine until she succumbed to a bout of ] in the last week of August 2006, 18 days before she would have celebrated her 117th birthday.<ref>{{cite news|last1=BBC|title=World's oldest person dies at 116|date=28 August 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5293436.stm|access-date=3 March 2015|archive-date=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419185808/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5293436.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Age records== ==Age records==
Capovilla's records were submitted to Guinness on 27 August 2005, exactly one year before her death aged {{age in years and days|1889|9|14|2005|8|27}}, and was named the World's Oldest Person by Guinness World Records on 9 December 2005 aged {{age in years and days|1889|9|14|2005|12|9}}, thus superseding both ] of the Netherlands thought to be the world's oldest person from 29 May 2004 to 30 August 2005, when she died, and ] of the United States, thought to be the world's oldest person from 30 August 2005 to 9 December 2005.<ref name=Maier>{{cite book|title= Supercentenarians|last= Maier|first= Heiner|year= 2010|publisher= Springer|isbn= 978-3-642-11519-6|pages= 256|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=0Fjkhcn3oeIC|ref= S2010|access-date= 4 October 2016|archive-date= 31 December 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131231172728/http://books.google.com/books?id=0Fjkhcn3oeIC|url-status= live}} ( {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180056/http://www.demogr.mpg.de/books/drm/007/3-3.pdf |date=3 March 2016 }})</ref> Capovilla was added to the Guinness website on 12 April 2006 aged {{age in years and days|1889|9|14|2006|4|12|sep=and}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ecuadorian Usurps Tennessean as World's Oldest Person (Update2) |first=Alex |last=Morales |publisher=] |date=2005-12-14 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=abIJjQtBtd8g |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020113424/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=abIJjQtBtd8g |archive-date=2015-10-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
María was verified and named the "World's Oldest Person" by ] on ], ], thus superseding both ] (thought to be the world's oldest person from ], ] to ], ]), when she died, and ] (thought to be the world's oldest person from August 30, 2005 to ], ]).


At the time of her death aged 116 years and 347 days, Capovilla was originally believed to have been the fourth-oldest verified person to have ever lived. However, because of the validation of 117-year old Delphia Welford on 29 April 2023, meant that she was the fifth-oldest. Capovilla had been the oldest verified ] until ] from Brazil surpassed her age on 4 October 2021 and died the next day. María Capovilla was also the last living person verified to have been born in the 1880s.
Guinness noted that ''"María Esther de Capovilla has beaten the odds -- not only to live past 116, but to have the records to prove it."'' Their spokesman, Sam Knights, added in a telephone interview from ] that ''"while a lot of the time it's difficult for people to prove their age, there was no problem with any of the documents we were shown in Mrs Capovilla's case"''. Capovilla was finally added to the Guinness website on ], ].


⚫ Following her death on 27 August 2006, her successor as oldest person was ]. Bolden became only the second person to be considered the world's oldest person on two occasions (Frenchwoman and all-time world recordholder ] was the first).<ref name=Maier />
At the time of her death she was the sixth-oldest fully documented and officially validated person to have ever lived (fifth-oldest if the questionable case of ] is discounted).

⚫ Following her death in August 2006, her successor as oldest person was Elizabeth Bolden, the previous titleholder. Mrs. Bolden became only the second person to regain the title after losing it (] was the first).


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Ecuadorian supercentenarian (1889–2006)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Heredia, the second or maternal family name is Lecaro, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Capovilla.
María Capovilla
Capovilla at age 115 in 2005
BornMaria Esther Heredia Lecaro
(1889-09-14)14 September 1889
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died(2006-08-27)27 August 2006
(aged 116 years, 347 days)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Known forWorld's oldest living person from 29 May 2004 to 27 August 2006
Spouse Antonio Capovilla ​ ​(m. 1917; died 1949)​
Children5

María Esther Heredia Lecaro de Capovilla, known internationally as María Capovilla (14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006), was an Ecuadorian supercentenarian, and, at the time of her death at age 116 years, 347 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person.

Biography

Born as María Esther Heredia Lecaro in Guayaquil, she was the daughter of a colonel, and lived a life among the upper-class elite, attending social functions and art classes. She never smoked and drank in moderation.

In 1917, she married an Austrian military officer and sailor, Antonio Capovilla (1864–1949). Of Italian ethnicity, Antonio was born in Pola, Austria-Hungary (now Pula, Croatia). He moved to Chile in 1894 and then to Ecuador in 1910. After his first wife died, he married María until his death in 1949. Together they had five children, three of whom were still living at the time of María's death: Hilda (age 81), Irma (age 79) and son Anibal (age 77). She also had twelve grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

At age 100, Capovilla nearly died and was given last rites, but had been free of health problems since then. In December 2005, aged 116, Maria was in good health for someone of her age and watched TV, read the paper and walked without the aid of a stick (though she was helped by an aide). Capovilla was unable to leave her home in the two years before her death and she shared her home with her eldest daughter Hilda, and her son-in-law. In a media interview Capovilla stated her dislike of the fact that women nowadays are permitted to court men, rather than the reverse.

In March 2006, however, Capovilla's health had declined, and she was not able to read the newspaper any more. She had nearly stopped talking and no longer walked except when helped by two people. Still, Capovilla was able to sit in her chair and fan herself, and had been doing fine until she succumbed to a bout of pneumonia in the last week of August 2006, 18 days before she would have celebrated her 117th birthday.

Age records

Capovilla's records were submitted to Guinness on 27 August 2005, exactly one year before her death aged 115 years, 347 days, and was named the World's Oldest Person by Guinness World Records on 9 December 2005 aged 116 years, 86 days, thus superseding both Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper of the Netherlands thought to be the world's oldest person from 29 May 2004 to 30 August 2005, when she died, and Elizabeth Bolden of the United States, thought to be the world's oldest person from 30 August 2005 to 9 December 2005. Capovilla was added to the Guinness website on 12 April 2006 aged 116 years and 210 days.

At the time of her death aged 116 years and 347 days, Capovilla was originally believed to have been the fourth-oldest verified person to have ever lived. However, because of the validation of 117-year old Delphia Welford on 29 April 2023, meant that she was the fifth-oldest. Capovilla had been the oldest verified South American until Francisca Celsa dos Santos from Brazil surpassed her age on 4 October 2021 and died the next day. María Capovilla was also the last living person verified to have been born in the 1880s.

Following her death on 27 August 2006, her successor as oldest person was Elizabeth Bolden. Bolden became only the second person to be considered the world's oldest person on two occasions (Frenchwoman and all-time world recordholder Jeanne Calment was the first).

See also

References

  1. Guinness World Records 2007. Guinness World Records. 2006. ISBN 9781904994121.
  2. Hooton, Christopher. (2015). "How to live to be really old" Archived 18 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine. The Independent. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. "116-Year-Old Ecuadorean Woman is Oldest Living Person". Fox News. Associated Press. 16 December 2005. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013.
  4. BBC (28 August 2006). "World's oldest person dies at 116". Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. ^ Maier, Heiner (2010). Supercentenarians. Springer. p. 256. ISBN 978-3-642-11519-6. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2016. (pdf Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine)
  6. Morales, Alex (14 December 2005). "Ecuadorian Usurps Tennessean as World's Oldest Person (Update2)". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015.

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