She survived two pandemics and two world wars.
Maria Branyas Morera dies at 117 years [MariaBranyas112 / X]
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She was born in the US in 1907 and survived two pandemics and two world wars.
"Maria Branyas has passed away. She died the way she wanted: in her sleep, peacefully and without pain," her family wrote on Tuesday on the 117-year-old's account on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
"We will always remember her for her advice and kindness."
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Maria Branyas Morera spent the last two decades of her life living in a nursing home in Santa Maria del Tura in northeastern Spain.
In her last post on X, she wrote that she felt weak.
"The time is near. Don't cry, I don't like tears. Wherever I go, I will be happy," the family that ran the account wrote on behalf of the 117-year-old.
Guinness World Records officially recognised Branyas as the world's oldest person in January 2023, following the death at the age of 118 of French nun Lucile Randon.
This article was originally published by Onet.
