Maria Branyas was listed by the Gerontology Research Group as the oldest known person in the world after the death of French nun Lucile Randon last year.
Maria Branyas, an American-born Spaniard believed to be the world's oldest person at 117, has died, her family said on Tuesday. In a post on Ms Branyas's account on X, her family wrote: 'Maria Branyas has left us. She has gone the way she wanted: in her sleep, at peace, and without pain.' Ms Branyas' family wrote she told them in the days before her death: 'I don't know when, but very soon this long journey will come to an end.
' The Gerontology Research Group, which validates details of people thought to be 110 or older, listed Ms Branyas as the oldest known person in the world after the death of French nun Lucile Randon last year. Ms Branyas was born in San Francisco on 4 March 1907, before her family returned to Spain when she was young. At the time of her death, she was living in a nursing home in the Catalan town of Olot. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
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