Gregorio Merino

Gregorio Merino-Calvo (24 December 1886 - 9 September 1997) was a Spanish verified supercentenarian. He was born on 24 December 1886, in Roscales de la Pena, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. He passed away on 9 September 1997, in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia at the age of 110 years 259 days. At the time of his death, he was Spain's oldest man since January 1994 and Spain's oldest person since July 1997.