Spaniard said to be world's oldest man dies at 112
Saturnino de la Fuente, a Spaniard described by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man, has died at the age of 112 years and 341 days, the records agency said.
Mr se la Fuente passed away at home in León, a city in northwest Spain on Tuesday, it said.
Guinness World Records named Mr de la Fuente as the world's oldest man in September, when he was 112 years and 211 days. It said he was born in the Puente Castro neighbourhood of León on February 11, 1909.
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Saturnino de la Fuente, a Spaniard described by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man, has died aged 112. Twitter
Mr de la Fuente was a cobbler by trade and started working in a shoe factory at the age of 13, Spain's state-run news agency EFE reported.
He 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, it said.
He was to be buried on Wednesday at a local cemetery, EFE said.
Japanese woman Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest living person, turned 119 years old earlier this month, according to a Twitter post published by her great-granddaughter, Junko Tanaka.
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Saturnino de la Fuente lived through the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and two world wars. NSW State Archives
Born on January 2, 1903, Ms Tanaka married a rice shop owner at the age of 19, and worked in the family store until she was 103.
The Guinness Book of World Records recognised her as the world's oldest living person in 2019.
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