Person in history
Maria Branyas
Maria Branyas, American-Spanish supercentenarian (born 1907)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2024 · August 19
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Branyas, then age four, sitting on a wooden fence with her family in 1911 in New Orleans Branyas was born on 4 March 1907 in San Francisco, California. She was the first child and eldest daughter to Joseph Branyas Julià (1877–1915) and Teresa Morera Laque (1880–1968). In 1906, the year before her birth, her Catalan family had emigrated to the US. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She and her family moved to Texas then to New Orleans , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] where her father Joseph was a journalist,
Maria Branyas, American-Spanish supercentenarian (born 1907)
Why this date
Maria Branyas appears on our August 19 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Maria Branyas
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August 19 2024.
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