"Cruz Hernandez celebrates her 128th birthday in the village of San Agustin, El Salvador. Hernandes, who was born in 1878 and worked as a midwife, had 13 children, of which 5 are still alive, 60 grandchildren and 25 great-great grandchildren."
----------
SAN AGUSTIN, El Salvador - Friends and relatives of Cruz Hernandez?s gathered Wednesday to celebrate her 128th birthday, a milestone that might make her the world?s oldest person.
Hernandez, who relatives say spends most of her time dozing and no longer speaks, was surrounded by some 200 people at her party, some bearing a cake and others dressed as Salvadoran mythological heroes.
According to national records, Hernandez was born on May 3, 1878, in one of the country?s central provinces, where she gave birth to 13 children. She now has 60 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great grandchildren.
National birth registry officials sent Hernandez?s documents to the Guinness World Records organization last year but have yet to hear whether the case was accepted.
Guinness claims Ecuadorean Maria Esther de Capovilla is the world?s oldest living woman at age 116.
According to the organization, the longest any woman has ever lived is 122 years. The oldest man was 120 when he died in 1986.
----------
lol after my shower, as i was reading a few articles, i happened to land on this unique story. then when i had noticed that she is a taurus, i decided to post this article in our lovely taurus thread, before i was to continue my article surf.. tee hee hee. but yeah.. i just wanted to let you guys see this, too. =] but alright, i'm gonna go get ready to go eat now becuz i am freakin starving, and i have a few things to type up for class anyway, so yeah -- gotta store some good, 'ol energy before i begin writing my ass off! haha yep, laters ppls..
----------
SAN AGUSTIN, El Salvador - Friends and relatives of Cruz Hernandez?s gathered Wednesday to celebrate her 128th birthday, a milestone that might make her the world?s oldest person.
Hernandez, who relatives say spends most of her time dozing and no longer speaks, was surrounded by some 200 people at her party, some bearing a cake and others dressed as Salvadoran mythological heroes.
According to national records, Hernandez was born on May 3, 1878, in one of the country?s central provinces, where she gave birth to 13 children. She now has 60 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren and 25 great-great grandchildren.
National birth registry officials sent Hernandez?s documents to the Guinness World Records organization last year but have yet to hear whether the case was accepted.
Guinness claims Ecuadorean Maria Esther de Capovilla is the world?s oldest living woman at age 116.
According to the organization, the longest any woman has ever lived is 122 years. The oldest man was 120 when he died in 1986.
----------
lol after my shower, as i was reading a few articles, i happened to land on this unique story. then when i had noticed that she is a taurus, i decided to post this article in our lovely taurus thread, before i was to continue my article surf.. tee hee hee. but yeah.. i just wanted to let you guys see this, too. =] but alright, i'm gonna go get ready to go eat now becuz i am freakin starving, and i have a few things to type up for class anyway, so yeah -- gotta store some good, 'ol energy before i begin writing my ass off! haha yep, laters ppls..