About Maria Branyas
Maria Branyas Morera (Catalan: [məˈɾiə ˈβɾaɲəs]; 4 March 1907 – 19 August 2024) was a US and Catalan supercentenarian who until her death at the age of 117 years, 168 days was the world's oldest verified living person, following the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023. While in New Orleans, her father Joseph worked as a journalist and founded the Spanish-language magazine Mercurio. During the voyage, Branyas became deaf in one ear after falling from the upper deck to the lower deck while playing with her brothers.
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