| Manuel Benavente Sanhueza | |
| Unvalidated |
Manuel Jose Benavente Sanhueza (born 25 September 1909) is a Chilean supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography
Benavente Sanhueza was born in Concepcion, Bio Bio Region, Chile, on 25 September 1909. His parents were Manuel Jose Benavente Benavente Sr. (born 1878) and Celia Sanhueza Saavedra. He had at least 8 siblings, including Rafael (1908–1993), Hernan, Josefa and Wenceslao. At the age of 15, he started working at the “Juzgado De Letras De Coronel” courtroom in Coronel, Bio Bio, after which he served for 30 years at the “Casa de Moneda”, where he became deputy director. During his life, he worked on many positions, including the first official of the Arauco Court of First Instance - dealing with civil and criminal cases, an assistant official of the Fiscal Treasury of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, the Honorary president of the "Youth for Understanding Chile" - an entity that promotes youth exchange between the United States and Chile and the first administrator of commercial premises in the center of San Bernardo (which includes "Santa Javiera" bakery, shops, restaurants, a hairdresser, watch shop, bookstore, exchange houses and more). Under his administration, the shopping mall now has more than 40 stores.
Benavente Sanhueza married Sara Salas Iriarte and they had 2 daughters: Pilar and Maria Elena. He is a notable person in his community, and is a recognized member of his rotary of San Bernardo. He was a main contributor of the San Bernardo rotary book for the years 1932 to 1983.
In 2008, at the age of 99, he obtained the Diego Portales medal, the highest award given by the Confederation of Retail Trade and Tourism of Chile (Spanish: "La Confederación del Comercio Detallista y Turismo de Chile").
Benavente Sanhueza currently lives in San Bernardo, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile, at the age of 114 years, 206 days.
References
- Manuel José Benavente Benavente Carvajal Genealogía Chilena en Red
- Celia Sanhueza Saavedra Geni
- MANUEL BENAVENTE SANHUEZA, 105 AÑOS DE VIDA Y 55 AÑOS AL SERVICIO DE ROTARY Distrito 4340 RI, 25 September 2014
- Vive en San Bernardo y cumplió 110 años de vida Revista Aki, 26 September 2019
- Cuando ciento once años son más que un siglo Revista Aki, 26 September 2020