Mexican woman who lived through revolution dies at 127: government

[Judi Lynn]

Mexican woman who lived through revolution dies at 127: government
By Lizbeth Diaz
MEXICO CITY Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:01pm EDT


(Reuters) - A woman has died at the age of 127 in western Mexico, a government agency that verified her age said on Friday.

Leandra Becerra was born in the northern border state of Tamaulipas on Aug. 31, 1887, and died on Thursday morning at her home in Zapopan in the western state of Jalisco, Mexico's National System for Integral Family Development, or DIF, said.

Becerra has not been included on lists of the world's oldest people because she had not previously had official documentation.

The DIF did not give the cause of death. Her grandson, 70-year-old Samuel Alvear, said she simply stopped breathing, having developed problems with her lungs a few months ago.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/21/us-mexico-oldwoman-idUSKBN0MH01W20150321?rpc=401

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[bluestateguy]

1. I hope she really was 127

And maybe a full investigation can be done; it would show that the human body can live that long.

As of now, Jeanne Calment of France is the record holder, having lived to the age of 122.

[Ken Burch]

2. In honor of Sra, Becerra's life and her role as a "soldadera" in the Revolution:

[Judi Lynn]

3. Thank you for sharing this video. First film I've seen from that time in Mexico.

It was a large-scale operation, so many people involved.

[pansypoo53219]

4. how many grandparents have elderly grandkids? how many great greats does she have?