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Alejandro Rivera Santalla
Alejandro Rivera Santalla
Birth: 28 August 1888
Galicia, Spain
Death: 22 November 1999
Galicia, Spain
Age: 111 years, 86 days
Country: SpainESP
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Alejandro Rivera Santalla (sometimes romanized as Alejandro Ribera Santalla)( 28 August 1888 – 22 November 1999) was an Spanish supercentenarian whose age is currently pending validation by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Alejandro Rivera Santalla was born in Galicia, Spain on 28 August 1888. According to his own words, he was abandoned in a terminal care at birth and enrolled in fishing boats almost all of his active life. On his 110th birthday he received a congratulatory telegram from the president of the Xunta, Manuel Fraga.

Alejandro Rivera Santalla died in Galicia, Spain on 22 November 1999 at the age of 111 years, 86 days. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living man in Spain and Europe (following the death of Antonio Urrea-Hernandez), and could have been the oldest living man in the world (being older than John Painter).

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Spain's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (VE)

Mateo Miras Torregrosa • Unknown • Aurelio DiazA. L. M.Galo LeozJosep Armengol-JoverPablo RoyGregorio MerinoAntonio Urrea-HernandezAlejandro Rivera SantallaJoan Riudavets-MollJose Milena MunozJose Maria Somohano CalvoMiguel Rubio GonzalezAtilano Rivas-IglesiasFrancisco Fernandez PellicerMiguel SuarezBenito Vilda • Francisco Fernandez • Bienvenido Cilveti Urquia • Francisco Nunez Olivera • Jesus Mosteo Perez • Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia • Antonio Alvarado LargoLuis Torras MartinezMateo Balbuena Iglesias

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