List of Puerto Rican supercentenarians
This is a list of Puerto Rican supercentenarians (people from Puerto Rico who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been four supercentenarians from Puerto Rico verified by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).[1] The oldest person ever from Puerto Rico was Emiliano Mercado del Toro, who died in 2007 aged 115, years 156 days. As of 12:18, Thursday, April 30, 2015 (UTC), GRG has not verified a living supercentenarian in Puerto Rico, but lists María N. Rivera Cruz, aged 112 years, 202 days without verification. However, Antonia Gerena Rivera, aged 114 years, 346 days, resides in the United States.
Living Puerto Rican supercentenarians
Below is a list of the oldest living Puerto Rican people. Those listed as 'verified' have been verified by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). Those listed as 'pending' have provided at least one document supporting the claimed age.
Verified Pending Unverified
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 30 April 2015 | Region of birth | Region of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| María N. Rivera Cruz[2] | F | 10 October 1902 | 112 years, 202 days | Humacao | Humacao |
Living Puerto Rican emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 30 April 2015 | Region of birth Loiza, Puerto Rico | Country of residence Miami, Florida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonia Gerena Rivera[3] | F | 19 May 1900 | 114 years, 346 days | ? | United States |
Puerto Rican supercentenarians
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified)
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Region of birth | Region of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Mercado del Toro[1] | M | 21 August 1891 | 24 January 2007 | 115 years, 156 days | Mayaguez | Aguadilla |
| 2 | Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan[1] | F | 31 August 1889 | 29 May 2004 | 114 years, 272 days | Utuado | San Juan |
| Maria Mojica Torres[4] | F | 3 May 1903 | 30 April 2014 | 110 years, 362 days | Toa Alta | Toa Baja |
Puerto Rican emigrant supercentenarians
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified)
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Region of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonia Gerena Rivera[3] | F | 19 May 1900 | Living | 114 years, 346 days | ? | Living in the United States |
| 2 | Brigida Dearroyo[1] | F | 7 October 1888 | 31 December 2000 | 112 years, 85 days | ? | United States |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Validated supercentenarians The Gerontology Research Group lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.
- ↑ (Spanish)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Validated Living Supercentenarians
- ↑ "Table EE PENDING GRG CASES". GRG. Retrieved 3 February 2015.