Alejandro Rivera Santalla | |
Birth: | 28 August 1888 Galicia, Spain |
Death: | 22 November 1999 Galicia, Spain |
Age: | 111 years, 86 days |
Country: | ESP |
Pending |
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).
References[]
- El abuelo de Galicia cumplio 110 anos en una residencia de mayores de Ourence La Region, 30 August 1998
- GRG Pending Cases List
- VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES - SPAIN Gerontology Research Group
Spain's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Mateo Miras Torregrosa • Unknown • Aurelio Diaz • A. L. M. • Galo Leoz • Josep Armengol-Jover • Pablo Roy • Gregorio Merino • Antonio Urrea-Hernandez • Alejandro Rivera Santalla • Joan Riudavets-Moll • Jose Milena Munoz • Jose Maria Somohano Calvo • Miguel Rubio Gonzalez • Atilano Rivas-Iglesias • Francisco Fernandez Pellicer • Miguel Suarez • Benito Vilda • Francisco Fernandez • Bienvenido Cilveti Urquia • Francisco Nunez Olivera • Jesus Mosteo Perez • Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia • Antonio Alvarado Largo • Luis Torras Martinez • Mateo Balbuena Iglesias |