List of Spanish supercentenarians

This is a list of verified Spanish supercentenarians (people from Spain who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 54 verified supercentenarians from Spain.[1] The oldest person ever from Spain was María Antonia Castro, who died in 1996 aged 114 years 220 days. As of 29 April 2015, there is 1 verified living supercentenarian, no pending,[2] and 5 unverified in Spain, the oldest of whom is Ana María Vela Rubio, aged 113 years, 182 days.

Living Spanish supercentenarians

Below is a list of the oldest living people from Spain. Those listed as verified have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group. Those listed as pending have provided at least one document supporting the claimed age but not the three necessary for validation. Those that are unverified have provided no documents to support the age claimed.

      Verified       Pending       Unverified

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 29 April 2015 Autonomy or country of birth Autonomy of residence
1 Ana María Vela Rubio[1] F 29 October 1901 113 years, 182 days Andalusia Catalonia
Magdalena Oliver Gabarró F 24 October 1903 111 years, 187 days Catalonia Catalonia
Francisco Núñez Olivera[3] M 13 December 1904 110 years, 137 days Extremadura Extremadura
Avelina Mouzo Leis[4] F 24 December 1904 110 years, 126 days Galicia Galicia
Gregoria Benito Rodríguez[5] F 4 January 1905 110 years, 115 days Castile and León Castile and León
Carmen Gómez González[6] F 23 January 1905 110 years, 96 days Cantabria Castile and León
Agapita Arranz Peréz[7] F 24 March 1905 110 years, 36 days Castile and León Madrid

Spanish supercentenarians

      Deceased (verified)       Living (verified)       Pending

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Autonomy of birth Autonomy of death
1 María Antonia Castro[8] F 10 June 1881 16 January 1996 114 years, 220 days Andalusia Andalusia
2 María del Carmen López[8] F 3 April 1883 3 July 1997 114 years, 91 days Murcia Murcia
3 Joan Riudavets Moll[9] M 15 December 1889 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days Balearic Islands Balearic Islands
4 María del Carmen Figueiró[9] F 28 October 1883 25 May 1997 113 years, 209 days Galicia Galicia
5 Manuela Fernández Fojaco[10] F 18 June 1895 6 January 2009 113 years, 202 days Asturias Asturias
6 Ana María Vela Rubio[1] F 29 October 1901 Living 113 years, 182 days Andalusia Living in Catalonia
7 María Concha Pérez Cidad[1] F 9 December 1901 30 September 2014 112 years, 295 days Castile and León Madrid
8 Josefa Salas Mateo[9] F 14 July 1860 27 February 1973 112 years, 228 days Andalusia Andalusia
9 Josep Armengol Jover[8] M 23 July 1881 20 January 1994 112 years, 181 days Catalonia Catalonia
10 María Esperanza Onieva[8][9] F 1 September 1889 15 February 2002 112 years, 167 days Andalusia Andalusia
11 Francisca García Torres[1] F 13 September 1901 25 February 2014 112 years, 165 days Andalusia Navarre
12 Adelaida González Alonso[1] F 23 October 1902 20 November 2014 112 years, 28 days Castile and León Castile and León
13 E.M.M.[8] F 20 July 1885 21 June 1997 111 years, 336 days Andalusia Andalusia
14 Antonio Urrea Hernández[9] M 18 February 1888 15 November 1999 111 years, 270 days Murcia Catalonia
15 María de la O Soria Berbel[10] F 9 April 1898 23 December 2009 111 years, 258 days Andalusia Andalusia
16 Andresa Guerrero-Ortiz[11] F 30 November 1898 5 August 2010 111 years, 248 days Aragon Aragon
17 Carmen Romero[12] F 27 August 1895 8 April 2007 111 years, 224 days Andalusia Andalusia
18 E.E.A.[8] F 18 August 1890 25 March 2002 111 years, 219 days Castile and León Castile and León
19 Dolors Subirana[13] F 18 July 1897 9 November 2008 111 years, 114 days Catalonia Catalonia
20 Eulalia Hernández[8] F 28 July 1891 16 November 2002 111 years, 111 days Andalusia Madrid
21 Remei Company Ventura[2] F 10 February 1903 28 May 2014 111 years, 107 days Catalonia Catalonia
22 Filomena Arán[14] F 4 May 1888 9 August 1999 111 years, 97 days Catalonia Catalonia
23 Lucía Madaria Vesga[15] F 13 December 1894 2 February 2006 111 years, 51 days Castile and León Andalusia
24 Francisco Fernández[16] M 24 July 1901 7 September 2012 111 years, 45 days Castile and León Castile and León
25 Francisca Barracel[1] F 18 June 1902 18 July 2013 111 years, 30 days Galicia Galicia
26 A.P.L.[8] F 26 March 1884 12 April 1995 111 years, 17 days Castile and León Castile and León
27 Plázida Insausti[12] F 5 October 1896 12 September 2007 110 years, 342 days Basque Country Basque Country
28 Ramona Agudín[17] F 9 March 1870 12 January 1981 110 years, 309 days Asturias Asturias
29 U.H.R.[8] F 19 June 1891 21 April 2002 110 years, 306 days Castile and León Castile and León
30 Telesfora de la Torre[9] F 5 January 1876 8 October 1986 110 years, 276 days Basque Country Basque Country
Galo Leoz[9] M 22 April 1879 23 January 1990 110 years, 276 days Aragon Madrid
32 Elisa de Iglesia Alonso[15] F 28 June 1895 28 March 2006 110 years, 273 days Galicia Galicia
33 A.R.S.[8] F 1 March 1885 24 November 1995 110 years, 268 days Andalusia Andalusia
34 A.L.M.[8] M 11 April 1879 1 January 1990 110 years, 265 days Basque Country Basque Country
M.C.M.G.[8] F 15 February 1886 6 November 1996 110 years, 265 days Andalusia Andalusia
36 Gregorio Merino[18] M 24 December 1886 9 September 1997 110 years, 259 days Castile and León Andalusia
37 Dámasa Carrascosa[15] F 11 December 1895 9 August 2006 110 years, 241 days Castile-La Mancha Madrid
38 Aurelio Diaz[9] M 16 October 1878 13 June 1989 110 years, 240 days Asturias Asturias
39 Dolores Gou[9] F 27 March 1892 20 November 2002 110 years, 238 days Catalonia Catalonia
40 Julia Fournier[13] F 9 November 1897 30 June 2008 110 years, 234 days Catalonia Catalonia
41 Gabriela Izquierdo[8] F 18 March 1887 27 October 1997 110 years, 223 days Castile and León Castile and León
42 Felipa Gutiérrez[11] F 11 April 1900 16 October 2010 110 years, 188 days Castile and León Castile and León
43 Remedios Ultra[12] F 23 August 1896 21 February 2007 110 years, 182 days Navarre Madrid
44 Rosa Martínez[11] F 3 May 1900 30 October 2010 110 years, 180 days Galicia Galicia
45 María Juana Rodriguez[8][9] F 8 August 1886 1 December 1996 110 years, 115 days Galicia Galicia
Francisca Villán Pérez[2] F 17 September 1902 10 January 2013 110 years, 115 days Castile and León Castile and León
46 R.P.M.[8] F 24 May 1879 8 September 1989 110 years, 107 days Navarre Navarre
47 F.M.M.[8] F 6 November 1887 19 January 1998 110 years, 74 days Navarre Navarre
48 Aurora Lombán[12] F 26 April 1897 25 June 2007 110 years, 60 days Galicia Galicia
49 Tomasa Méndez[10] F 2 June 1899 21 July 2009 110 years, 49 days Castile and León Castile and León
50 Isacia Díez[9] F 21 April 1895 2 June 2005 110 years, 42 days Castile and León Castile and León
51 Pablo Roy[9] M 15 January 1884 26 January 1994 110 years, 11 days Castile-La Mancha Madrid
María Marcote-Boullosa[2] F 28 September 1901 4 October 2011 110 years, 6 days Galicia Galicia
52 A.A.M.[8] F 21 November 1883 25 November 1993 110 years, 4 days Andalusia Andalusia
Jorja Hernando[19] F 22 April 1894 26 April 2004 110 years, 4 days Castile and León Castile and León
54 María de los Bueis-Rodriguez[1] F 6 July 1900 8 July 2010 110 years, 2 days Castile and León Catalonia

Spanish emigrant supercentenarians

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Autonomy of birth Country of death
1 Salustiano Sanchez[1] M 8 June 1901 13 September 2013 112 years, 97 days Castile and León United States
2 Consuelo Moreno[20] F 5 February 1893 13 November 2004 111 years, 282 days Spanish Morocco[a] United States
3 Manolita Piña[9] F 24 February 1883 11 June 1994 111 years, 107 days Catalonia Uruguay
4 Elisa Cubells[9] F 20 August 1885 16 November 1995 110 years, 88 days Catalonia France

a^ Moreno was born in Spanish Morocco, which was then part of the Spanish Empire. It is now in Morocco.

Oldest Spanish person by autonomy

This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each autonomy

      Deceased (verified)/Under 110       Living (verified)       Pending       Unverified

Autonomy Name Sex Birth date Death date Age
Andalucia María Antonia Castro F 10 June 1881 16 January 1996 114 years, 220 days
Aragon Andresa Guerrero-Ortiz F 30 November 1898 5 August 2010 111 years, 248 days
Asturias Manuela Fernández Fojaco F 18 June 1895 6 January 2009 113 years, 202 days
Balearic Islands Joan Riudavets Moll M 15 December 1889 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days
Basque Country Plázida Insausti F 5 October 1896 12 September 2007 110 years, 342 days
Canary Islands María Ángeles García F 16 February 1899 6 February 2008 108 years, 355 days
Cantabria Carmen Gómez González F 23 January 1905 Living 110 years, 96 days
Castile-La Mancha Dámasa Carrascosca F 11 December 1895 9 August 2006 110 years, 241 days
Castile and León María Concha Pérez Cidad[21] F 9 December 1901 30 September 2014 112 years, 295 days
Catalonia Josep Armengol Jover M 23 July 1881 20 January 1994 112 years, 181 days
Extremadura Francisco Núñez Olivera M 13 December 1904 Living 110 years, 137 days
Galicia Carmen Figueiró F 28 October 1883 25 May 1997 113 years, 209 days
La Rioja Nieves Ledesma F 6 August 1897 29 January 2007 109 years, 176 days
Madrid Purificación Martínez F 2 February 1906 Living 109 years, 86 days
Murcia María del Carmen López F 3 April 1883 3 July 1997 114 years, 91 days
Navarre Remedios Ultra F 23 August 1896 21 February 2007 110 years, 182 days
Valencia Trinidad Rodríguez Martínez F 3 June 1904 9 October 2014 110 years, 128 days

Oldest living Spanish person by autonomy

This is a list of the oldest living people by birth from each autonomy

      Under 110       Supercentenarian (verified)       Pending       Unverified

Autonomy Name Sex Birth date Age as of 29 April 2015
Andalucia Ana María Vela Rubio[21] F 29 October 1901 113 years, 182 days
Aragon Vicenta Casado[21] F 11 February 1905 110 yearExpression error: Unexpected < operator, Expression error: Unexpected number. dayExpression error: Unexpected < operator
Asturias Etelvina Fernández Suárez[21] F 18 November 1907 107 years, 162 days
Balearic Islands Bartomeu Puig Viola[21] M 22 August 1908 106 years, 250 days
Basque Country Pilar Prieto Rubio[21] F 29 November 1903 111 years, 151 days
Canary Islands Rosalba Castro Bello[21] F 15 February 1907 108 years, 73 days
Cantabria Carmen Gómez González[21] F 23 January 1905 110 years, 96 days
Castile-La Mancha Agustina Gil Cerdán[21] F 5 May 1905 109 years, 359 days
Castile and León Gregoria Benito Rodríguez[21] F 4 January 1905 110 years, 115 days
Catalonia Magdalena Oliver Gabarró[21] F 24 October 1903 111 years, 187 days
Extremadura Francisco Núñez Olivera[21] M 13 December 1904 110 years, 137 days
Galicia Avelina Mouzo Leis[21] F 24 December 1904 110 years, 126 days
La Rioja Concepción Mendoza[21] F 8 December 1908 106 years, 142 days
Madrid Purificación Martínez[21] F 2 February 1906 109 years, 86 days
Murcia Ana Cazorla López[21] F 4 March 1909 106 years, 56 days
Navarre Delfina Zardoya Blanc[21] F 24 December 1906 108 years, 126 days
Valencia Remedios Pérez Rico[21] F 20 December 1905 109 years, 130 days

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Spain since 1969

      Deceased (verified)/Under 110       Living (verified)       Unverified

From To Name Sex Age(s) when oldest Lifespan Autonomy of death
1 February 1969 27 February 1973
(4 years, 26 days)		 Josefa Salas F 109 – 112 14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973
112 years, 228 days		 Andalusia
27 February 1973 18 March 1974
(1 years, 19 days)		 Policarpa Pérez F 108 – 109 29 June 1864 – 18 March 1974
109 years, 262 days		 Castile-La Mancha
18 March 1974 12 January 1981
(6 years, 300 days)		 Ramona Agudín F 104 – 110 9 March 1870 – 12 January 1981
110 years, 309 days		 Asturias
12 January 1981 13 September 1981
(244 days)		 Antonia Díaz F 110 – 111 11 May 1870 – 13 September 1981
111 years, 125 days		 Andalusia
13 September 1981 10 August 1982
(331 days)		 Soledad Muñoz F 107 – 108 15 February 1874 – 10 August 1982
108 years, 176 days		 Andalucia
10 August 1982 15 February 1983
(188 days)		 Salustiano Álvarez M 107 18 February 1875 – 15 February 1983
107 years, 362 days		 Castile-La Mancha
15 February 1983 24 February 1983
(9 days)		 Isabel Guijarro F 107 2 July 1875 – 24 February 1983
107 years, 237 days		 Castile and León
24 February 1983 8 October 1986
(3 years, 226 days)		 Telesfora de la Torre F 107 – 110 5 January 1876 – 8 October 1986
110 years, 276 days		 Basque Country
8 October 1986 19 April 1987
(193 days)		 Paulina García F 108 2 June 1878 – 19 April 1987
108 years, 321 days		 Galicia
19 April 1987 13 June 1989
(2 years, 55 days)		 Aurelio Diaz M 108 – 110 16 October 1878 – 13 June 1989
110 years, 240 days		 Asturias
13 June 1989 1 January 1990
(202 days)		 A.L.M. M 110 11 April 1879 – 1 January 1990
110 years, 265 days		 Basque Country
1 January 1990 23 January 1990
(22 days)		 Galo Leoz M 110 22 April 1879 – 23 January 1990
110 years, 276 days		 Madrid
23 January 1990 16 January 1996
(5 years, 358 days)		 María Antonia Castro F 108 – 114 10 June 1881 – 16 January 1996
114 years, 220 days		 Andalucía
16 January 1996 3 July 1997
(1 years, 168 days)		 María del Carmen López F 112 – 114 3 April 1883 – 3 July 1997
114 years, 91 days		 Murcia
3 July 1997 9 September 1997
(68 days)		 Gregorio Merino M 110 24 December 1886 – 9 September 1997
110 years, 259 days		 Andalucía
9 September 1997 27 October 1997
(48 days)		 Gabriela Izquierdo F 110 18 March 1887 – 27 October 1997
110 years, 223 days		 Castile and León
27 October 1997 19 January 1998
(84 days)		 F.M.M. F 109 – 110 6 November 1887 – 19 January 1998
110 years, 74 days		 Navarre
19 January 1998 15 November 1999
(1 years, 300 days)		 Antonio Urrea M 109 – 111 18 February 1888 – 15 November 1999
111 years, 270 days		 Catalonia
15 November 1999 2 February 2002
(2 years, 79 days)		 Maria Esperanza Onieva F 110 – 112 1 September 1889 – 2 February 2002
112 years, 167 days		 Andalusia
2 February 2002 5 March 2004
(2 years, 32 days)		 Joan Riudavets M 112 – 114 15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004
114 years, 81 days		 Balearic Islands
5 March 2004 26 April 2004
(52 days)		 Jorja Hernando F 109 – 110 22 April 1894 – 26 April 2004
110 years, 4 days		 Castile and León
26 April 2004 7 July 2004
(72 days)		 Victoriana Barrero F 109 8 November 1894 – 7 July 2004
109 years, 242 days		 Andalucía
7 July 2004 2 February 2006
(1 years, 210 days)		 Lucía Madaria F 109 – 111 13 December 1894 – 2 February 2006
111 years, 51 days		 Andalusia
2 February 2006 6 January 2009
(2 years, 339 days)		 Manuela Fernández F 110 – 113 18 June 1895 – 6 January 2009
113 years, 202 days		 Asturias
6 January 2009 25 February 2010
(1 years, 50 days)		 Teresa Dosaigües F 110 – 112 13 February 1898 – 25 February 2010
112 years, 12 days		 Catalonia
25 February 2010 5 August 2010
(161 days)		 Andresa Guerrero-Ortiz F 111 30 November 1898 – 5 August 2010
111 years, 248 days		 Aragon
5 August 201016 October 2010
(72 days)		 Felipa Gutiérrez F 110 11 April 1900 – 16 October 2010
110 years, 188 days		 Castile and León
16 October 201030 October 2010
(14 days)		 Rosa Martínez F 110 3 May 1900 – 30 October 2010
110 years, 180 days		 Galicia
30 October 20107 September 2012
(1 years, 313 days)		 Francisco Fernández M 109 – 111 24 July 1901 – 7 September 2012
111 years, 45 days		 Castile and León
7 September 201225 February 2014
(1 years, 171 days)		 Francisca García Torres F 110 – 112 13 September 1901 – 25 February 2014
112 years, 165 days		 Navarre
25 February 2014Present
(1 years, 63 days)		 Ana María Vela Rubio F 112 – 113* born 29 October 1901
age 113 years, 182 days		 Living in Catalonia

People

Galo Leoz

Galo Leoz Ortín (22 April 1879 – 23 January 1990) was a Spanish supercentenarian and Spain's oldest recognized living person when he died aged 110 years 276 days. He became Spain's oldest recognized male ever when he surpassed Aurelio Diaz. Leoz's record was surpassed in 1993 by Josep Armengol Jover (23 July 1881 – 20 January 1994), who lived to the age of 112 years 181 days. Galo Leoz was a noted ophthalmologist.[22]

María de la O Soria Berbel

María de la O Soria Berbel (9 April 1898 – 23 December 2009) was a Spanish supercentenarian who became the oldest recognized person in Spain, following the death of 113-year-old Manuela Fernández-Fojaco on 6 January 2009.[10][23]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Validated living supercentenarians The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 TABLE EE PENDING GRG CASES Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ↑
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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 International Database on Longevity: Spaniard cases
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 GRG VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- SPAIN (As of May 1, 2007) Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 GRG Deaths for 2009 (in Chronological Order) (as of December 24, 2010) Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 GRG Deaths for 2010 (in Chronological Order) (as of April 10, 2011) Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 GRG Deaths for 2007 (in Chronological Order) (As of February 4, 2011) Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 GRG Deaths for 2008 (in Chronological Order) (as of May 12, 2011) Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 GRG Deaths for 2006 (in Chronological Order) (as of November 2011) Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  16. ↑ GRG Deaths for 2012
  17. ↑ GRG Deaths for 1981
  18. ↑ GRG Deaths for 1997
  19. ↑ GRG Recent Deaths for 2004 (in Chronological Order) (as of 17 July 2008) Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  20. ↑ GRG Verified Supercentenarian Cases -- USA (As of April 28, 2007) Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 Research Emilio Ibáñez
  22. ↑ Galo Leoz, el oftalmólogo de mayor edad del mundoSpanish: {{{1}}}
  23. ↑ María de la O cumple 109 años en compañía de su familia, Andalucía Directo, 11 February 2008 Retrieved 17 May 2011