Spaniard said to be world’s oldest man dies at 112

Saturnino de la Fuente passed away at home in Leon, Spain, Guinness World Records reports

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Saturnino de la Fuente, a Spaniard described by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died on Tuesday at the age of 112 years and 341 days, the records agency said.

De la Fuente passed away at home in Leon, a city in north-west Spain.

Guinness World Records named de la Fuente the world’s oldest man in September, when he was 112 years and 211 days.

He was born in the Puente Castro neighbourhood of Leon on February 11, 1909.

De la Fuente was a cobbler by trade and started working in a shoe factory at age 13, Spain’s state-run news agency EFE reported.

The man survived the Spanish flu pandemic that broke out in 1918 and with his wife, Antonina, had seven daughters and one son, followed by 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren, EFE said.

He will reportedly be buried on Wednesday at a local cemetery.

Updated: January 18, 2022, 11:51 PM