Consolación Paz Precedo

Paz Precedo with Cambre officials on her 110th birthday in 2023

## Unvalidated

**Consolación Paz Precedo** (born 28 December 1913) is a Spanish supercentenarian who is currently the oldest living person in Galicia. Her age is currently unvalidated.

## Biography

Consolación Paz Precedo was born on 28 December 1913 in Cambre, Galicia, Spain. In her youth, Paz Precedo attended the Doña Casilda school located in Cambre and learned to sew. She had two daughters with her husband and was widowed at an early age. She later opened a bar, naming it "A Casa de Teresa", after one of her daughters.

Paz Precedo has been described as having robust health. She checked in at a medical facility in Cambre for the first time in her life after being bitten by a chicken. Besides that incident, Paz Precedo rarely went to the doctor and she never took any medications. She underwent cataract surgery at the age of 100.

As a centenarian, Paz Precedo enjoyed chocolate and cakes such as the Galician larpeira. She would often have a glass of wine with meals and on birthdays would drink a gin and tonic. Paz Precedo attributes her longevity to hard work, namely the years she spent working as a farm laborer. As of her 105th birthday, she was lucid, walked without aid, and lived an independent lifestyle.

In a discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic at 106 years old, Paz Precedo expressed that she was not scared of death but was concerned for the wellbeing of her younger family members. At this time, Paz Precedo lived with her daughter Carmiña. She missed attending Mass and going out in public; instead, she watched game shows on television and tended to her vegetable garden.

Paz Precedo celebrated her 110th birthday on 28 December 2023. She was visited by the mayor of Cambre and indulged in carrot cake during her celebration.

At the age of 110, Paz Precedo had four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She lives in Cambre, Galicia, Spain, at the age of 110 years, 18 days.

## Recognition

Consolación Paz Precedo has been reported on regularly in Spanish media since her 105th birthday in 2018. She has been the oldest known living woman in Cambre since at least the age of 105.

On 14 January 2024, Following the death of Luis Torras Martínez, Paz Precedo became the oldest living person in Galicia.

## Gallery

Paz Precedo (aged 102) in March 2016Paz Precedo on her 105th birthday in 2018Paz Precedo on her 105th birthday in 2018 with the mayor of CambrePaz Precedo (aged almost 106) on 14 December 2019Paz Precedo (aged almost 106) on 14 December 2019Paz Precedo on her 107th birthday in 2020Paz Precedo on her 109th birthday in 2022
## References

* La coruñesa Consolación Paz, con 102 años, aconseja "trabajar, pero no mucho" El Correo Gallego, 8 March 2016
* La abuela de Cambre sopla 105 La Opinión A Coruña, 30 December 2018
* Cumple 105 años y brinda con un «gin tonic» La Voz de Galicia, 30 December 2018
* Consolación Paz Precedo, la decana de Cambre, cumple 106 años en plena forma La Opinión A Coruña, 14 December 2019
* La mujer más longeva de Cambre La Voz de Galicia, 15 December 2019
* Consolación, 106 años: «A mí ya me da igual morir, temo por mis nietos» La Voz de Galicia, 7 April 2020
* Un nuevo cumpleaños para la vecina más longeva de Cambre (A Coruña), que sopla 107 velas Quincemil, 29 December 2020
* Cumplir 107 años en plena pandemia Cadena SER, 29 December 2020
* Consolación, de Sigrás, nacida en 1913 La Voz de Galicia, 29 December 2022
* Consolación, la abuela de Galicia, cumple 110 años en Cambre La Voz de Galicia, 31 December 2023