22 Dec, 2023 @ 12:11
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The oldest woman in Spain’s Andalucia dies at 110: Tributes pour in for ‘much-loved’ grandmother who loved to sing

ANDALUCIA’s oldest woman has died aged 110 as tributes pour in for the ‘much-loved’ grandma. 

María Rodriguez was well known in Los Barrios, Cadiz, for her love of singing. 

At 110 years old, she held the title of Andalucia’s oldest woman for some time. 

Her passing was announced this Thursday, December 21, by the Mayor of Los Barrios, Miguel Alconchel. 

He shared a video of her singing Francisco Alegre, filmed in 2022 by the local council, saying: “This is the best tribute we can offer her, enjoying and sharing with her what she loved doing most: singing.

“My deepest condolences to her family and to all the neighbours who loved and admired her.”

After sharing the message on social media, hundreds of condolences have flooded in for the Los Barrios resident. 

One commenter said: “Ah! What a great person, she was a fighter. She always put her grandchildren first.”

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Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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