Photo: Guinness World Records
The world’s oldest man, Saturnino de la Fuente García of Spain, has died at age 112.
His son-in-law, Bernardo Marcos, told U.K. outletThe Timesthat de la Fuente García died “at around 11 o’clock in the morning, shortly after breakfast” at his home in León, a city in northwest Spain.
Marcos added that de la Fuente García “began to breathe heavily, and in a few seconds he went out like a candle.”
Born on Feb. 11, 1909, de la Fuente García was set to celebrate his 113th birthday next month.
His death comes just months after Guinness World Recordscrownedde la Fuente García the world’s oldest living man in September 2021. At the time, hetoldGuinness “a quiet life… and do not hurt anyone,” were his two tips for living a long and happy life.
De la Fuente García began his life in Puente Castro, and survived the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic,USA Todayreported. He went on to forge a career as a shoemaker after being excluded from the Spanish Civil War due to his height, which Guinness listed as just under five feet.
Shortly before the war, de la Fuente García wed Antonina Barrio Gutiérrez in 1933. The couple had seven daughters and one son, who died as a child, according to Guinness.
While de la Fuente García was known for his business, he also enjoyed watching soccer outside of work, according toUSA Today. The late record-breaker was a “die-hard” fan of his local team, Cultural Leonesa, the outlet reported.
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De la Fuente García will be buried at a local Spanish cemetery on Wednesday, according to Spanish news agency EFE, perUSA Today.
source: people.com
