List of Spanish supercentenarians


Spanish supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Spain who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age., the Gerontology Research Group had validated the longevity claims of 45 Spanish supercentenarians, including 42 residents and 3 emigrants. More supercentenarians were identified by other studies and by news reports. The oldest Spanish person ever was Ana María Vela Rubio who died on 15 December 2017, aged 116 years and 47 days. As of, the oldest known living person in Spain is Mexican emigrant, [|Maria Brañas Morera] aged. The oldest living man in Spain is Saturnino de la Fuente, aged. De la Fuente became the world’s oldest known living man following the death of Dumitru Comănescu of Romania on 27 June 2020.

Oldest known Spanish people ever

RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgePlace of birthPlace of death
or residence
1Ana María Vela RubioF29 October 190115 December 2017116 years, 47 daysAndalusiaCatalonia
2Emiliano Mercado del ToroM21 August 189124 January 2007115 years, 156 daysPuerto RicoPuerto Rico
3Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-JordanF31 August 188929 May 2004114 years, 272 daysPuerto RicoPuerto Rico
4María Antonia CastroF10 June 188116 January 1996114 years, 220 daysAndalusiaAndalusia
5María del Carmen LópezF3 April 18833 July 1997114 years, 91 daysMurciaMurcia
6Juan Riudavets MollM15 December 18895 March 2004114 years, 81 daysBalearic IslandsBalearic Islands
7María del Carmen FigueiróF28 October 188325 May 1997113 years, 209 daysGaliciaGalicia
8Manuela Fernández FojacoF18 June 18956 January 2009113 years, 202 daysAsturiasAsturias
9[|María Brañas Morera]F4 March 1907LivingMexicoCatalonia
10Josefa Santos GonzalezF7 September 190622 December 2019113 years, 106 daysExtremaduraCommunity of Madrid
11Francisco Núñez OliveraM13 December 190429 January 2018113 years, 47 daysExtremaduraExtremadura
12Avelina Mouzo LeisF27 December 190428 December 2017113 years, 1 dayGaliciaGalicia
13María Concha Pérez CidadF9 December 190130 September 2014112 years, 295 daysCastile and LeónMadrid
14Virtudes Tomás NavarroF17 July 190720 April 2020112 years, 278 daysValencian CommunityValencian Community
15Josefa Salas MateoF14 July 186027 February 1973112 years, 228 daysAndalusiaAndalusia
16José Armengol JoverM23 July 188120 January 1994112 years, 181 daysCataloniaCatalonia
17María Esperanza OnievaF1 September 188915 February 2002112 years, 167 daysAndalusiaAndalusia
18Francisca García TorresF13 September 190125 February 2014112 years, 165 daysAndalusiaNavarre
19Salustiano SanchezM8 June 190113 September 2013112 years, 97 daysCastile and LeónUnited States
20Brigida De ArroyoF7 October 188831 December 2000Puerto RicoUnited States
21Adelaida González AlonsoF23 October 190220 November 2014112 years, 28 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
22Maria GarciaF29 April 190815 April 2020111 years, 352 daysGaliciaUnited States
23E.M.M.F20 July 188521 June 1997111 years, 336 daysAndalusiaAndalusia
24Consuelo Moreno-LópezF5 February 189313 November 2004111 years, 282 daysMoroccoUnited States
25Antonio Urrea HernándezM18 February 188815 November 1999111 years, 270 daysMurciaCatalonia
26María de la O Soria BerbelF9 April 189823 December 2009111 years, 258 daysAndalusiaAndalusia
27Andresa Guerrero-OrtizF30 November 18985 August 2010111 years, 248 daysAragonAragon
28Jesús MosteoM1 January 190828 August 2019AragonAragon
29Carmen RomeroF27 August 18958 April 2007111 years, 224 daysAndalusiaAndalusia
30E.E.A.F18 August 189025 March 2002111 years, 219 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
31Josefa Álvarez RodríguezF16 February 190619 September 2017111 years, 215 daysGaliciaGalicia
32Vicenta Prieto SantosF22 January 1909LivingCastile and LeónCastile and León
33Saturnino de la FuenteM8 February 1909LivingCastile and LeónCastile and León
34Dolores SubiranaF18 July 18979 November 2008111 years, 114 daysCataloniaCatalonia
35Eulalia HernándezF28 July 189116 November 2002111 years, 111 daysAndalusiaMadrid
36Manolita PiñaF24 February 188311 June 1994111 years, 107 daysCataloniaUruguay
36Remedios Company VenturaF10 February 190328 May 2014111 years, 107 daysCataloniaCatalonia
38Filomena AránF4 May 18889 August 1999111 years, 97 daysCataloniaCatalonia
39Adelaida Gonzalez HernandezF13 April 190723 June 2018111 years, 73 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
40Dolores Moret FerriolF10 January 190717 March 2018111 years, 66 daysCataloniaCatalonia
41Lucía Madaria VesgaF13 December 18942 February 2006111 years, 51 daysCastile and LeónAndalusia
42Francisco Fernández FernándezM24 July 19017 September 2012111 years, 45 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
43Celestina PenabadF2 August 190713 September 2018111 years, 42 daysGaliciaGalicia
44Francisca BarracelF18 June 190218 July 2013111 years, 30 daysGaliciaGalicia
45Generosa Sales FerreresF4 January 190727 January 2018111 years, 23 daysValencian CommunityCatalonia
46A.P.L.F26 March 188412 April 1995111 years, 17 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
47Joaquim IllasM26 July 190913 July 2020110 years, 353 daysCataloniaCatalonia
48Victoria de la Cruz GarciaF24 June 19074 June 2018110 years, 345 daysAndalusiaJapan
49Plácida InsaustiF5 October 189612 September 2007110 years, 342 daysBasque CountryBasque Country
50Ramona AgudínF9 March 187012 January 1981110 years, 309 daysAsturiasAsturias
51U.H.R.F19 June 189121 April 2002110 years, 306 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
52Telesfora de la TorreF5 January 18768 October 1986110 years, 276 daysBasque CountryBasque Country
52Galo LeozM22 April 187923 January 1990110 years, 276 daysAragonMadrid
54Elisa de Iglesia AlonsoF28 June 189528 March 2006110 years, 273 daysGaliciaGalicia
55A.R.S.F1 March 188524 November 1995110 years, 268 daysAndalusiaAndalusia
56A.L.M.M11 April 18791 January 1990110 years, 265 daysBasque CountryBasque Country
56M.C.M.G.F15 February 18866 November 1996110 years, 265 daysAndalusiaAndalusia
58Gregorio MerinoM24 December 18869 September 1997110 years, 259 daysCastile and LeónAndalusia
59Dámasa CarrascosaF11 December 18959 August 2006110 years, 241 daysCastile-La ManchaMadrid
60Aurelio DiazM16 October 187813 June 1989110 years, 240 daysAsturiasAsturias
61Dolores GouF27 March 189220 November 2002110 years, 238 daysCataloniaCatalonia
62Julia FournierF9 November 189730 June 2008110 years, 234 daysCataloniaCatalonia
63Gabriela IzquierdoF18 March 188727 October 1997110 years, 223 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
64Concepción Pichel SampayoF11 May 190827 November 2018110 years, 200 daysGaliciaGalicia
65Felipa GutiérrezF11 April 190016 October 2010110 years, 188 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
66Remedios UltraF23 August 189621 February 2007110 years, 182 daysNavarreMadrid
67Rosa MartínezF3 May 190030 October 2010110 years, 180 daysGaliciaGalicia
68Rosalba Castro BelloF15 February 190717 July 2017110 years, 152 daysCanary IslandsCanary Islands
69Petronila BarbosaF16 September 190813 January 2019110 years, 119 daysAndalusiaAndalusia
70María Juana RodriguezF8 August 18861 December 1996110 years, 115 daysGaliciaGalicia
70Francisca Villán PérezF17 September 190210 January 2013110 years, 115 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
72Rosa Pajares MartinicorenaF24 May 18798 September 1989110 years, 107 daysNavarreNavarre
73Teresa Gayarre RipaldaF1 April 19079 July 2017110 years, 99 daysAragonCastilla-La Mancha
74Elisa CubellsF20 August 188516 November 1995110 years, 88 daysCataloniaFrance
75F.M.M.F6 November 188719 January 1998110 years, 74 daysNavarreNavarre
76Aurora LombánF26 April 189725 June 2007110 years, 60 daysGaliciaGalicia
77Tomasa MéndezF2 June 189921 July 2009110 years, 49 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
78Isacia DíezF21 April 18952 June 2005110 years, 42 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
79Salvadora Doménech CampsF29 March 190810 April 2018110 years, 12 daysBarcelonaBarcelona
80Pablo RoyM15 January 188426 January 1994110 years, 11 daysCastile-La ManchaMadrid
81María Marcote-BoullosaF28 September 19014 October 2011110 years, 6 daysGaliciaGalicia
81Etelvina Fernández SuárezF18 November 190724 November 2017110 years, 6 daysAsturiasAsturias
83A.A.M.F21 November 188325 November 1993110 years, 4 daysAndalusiaAndalusia
83Jorja HernandoF22 April 189426 April 2004110 years, 4 daysCastile and LeónCastile and León
85María de los Bueis-RodriguezF6 July 19008 July 2010110 years, 2 daysCastile and LeónCatalonia

Biographies

Galo Leoz

Galo Leoz was a Spanish professor of ophtalmology at the Complutense University of Madrid. He performed pioneering studies on the degeneration and regeneration of optical nerves, and on cornea transplants. He received the Spanish and was president of the Spanish Ophtalmological Society. He was considered the world's oldest doctor, as he kept working until the age of 103. Leoz was Spain's oldest known living person when he died aged 110 years 276 days. His record was surpassed in 1992 by Josep Armengol Jover, who lived 112 years and 181 days.

Ana María Vela Rubio

Ana María Vela Rubio was born in Puente Genil, Andalucia. She worked as a dressmaker in her youth. She never married her partner as her parents objected to him, but the two had several children. Her daughter, also named Ana, lived with her. Rubio became the oldest verified Spaniard ever on 6 June 2016, when she surpassed the record of María Antonia Castro who had died in 1996, aged 114 years, 220 days. She went on to live a total of 116 years and 47 days. At the time of her death she was the third-oldest living person in the world, behind Nabi Tajima and Chiyo Miyako. She became the oldest living European upon the death of Emma Morano on 15 April 2017, and she ranks as the fifth-oldest European ever recorded.

Francisco Núñez Olivera

Francisco Núñez Olivera was born and lived his whole life in the village of Bienvenida in the Badajoz province of Extremadura. He joined the army at the age of 19 to fight in the Rif War. He was also a veteran of the Spanish Civil War. He was nicknamed "Marchena" after his resemblance to native flamenco singer-songwriter/actor Pepe Marchena. His wife died in 1988, and he survived his two sons. In his later years as a pensioner, he lived with his elder daughter María Antonia. Olivera had his kidney removed when he was 90 and a cataract operation aged 98; he was otherwise in good health. He became the oldest living man after the death of Yisrael Kristal on August 11, 2017. Olivera went on to live a total of 113 years and 47 days. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving Spanish veteran of the Rif War and the oldest veteran of the Spanish Army.

María Brañas Morera

María Brañas Morera, also reported as Branyas or Branya, was born in Mexico in 1907 to a Pamplona journalist, then emigrated to San Francisco, California in 1909. Her father died of tuberculosis in 1915, while on the return trip to Spain, and he was buried at sea. She settled in Catalonia and married a doctor from Llagostera in 1931. They had three children, eleven grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren. She moved to the Catholic Santa María del Tura elderly care home in Olot around 2002. During the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020 she was diagnosed with a mild case of the disease; she developed a urinary tract infection and experienced malaise, but did not show the usual symptoms like fever and shortness of breath. She was quarantined in her room and overcame the disease without hospitalization, while two other residents died. She is both the oldest living Spaniard as of present and the oldest person in the world to survive the pandemic.