| Antonio Urrea Hernandez | |
 Antonio Urrea Hernandez (aged 107) with his wife Isabel (aged 101) in February 1995, when celebrating 81 years of marriage | |
| Birth: | 18 February 1888 Mazarron, Murcia, Spain |
| Death: | 15 November 1999 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Age: | 111 years, 270 days |
| Country: |  ESP
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| Validated | |
Antonio Urrea Hernandez (18 February 1888 – 15 November 1999) was a Spanish supercentenarian who was the world's oldest validated man at time of death.
Biography
Antonio Urrea Hernandez was born in Mazarron, Murcia, Spain on 18 February 1888.
He married Isabel Tossas-Bordanova (16 February 1894 – 13 August 1995) on 26 February 1914. Their marriage from 26 February 1914 until her death lasted 81 years, 168 days and was the longest marriage ever recorded in Spain at the time. The record was eventually broken by Gelasio Quintana Blanco and Pilar Canibano Rodriguez in 2008, who would reach 83 years of marriage two years later on, before he died at age 107.
On 9 September 1997, he became the oldest living person in Spain, following the death of Gregorio Merino Calvo. On 28 August 1998, he became the oldest living man in Europe, following the death of Italian Antonio Baldo. On 29 April 1999, Urrea Hernandez became the oldest verified living man in the world, following the death of Japanese Denzo Ishisaki.
Antonio Urrea Hernandez died in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain on 15 November 1999 at the age of 111 years, 270 days. As of 2024, he remains the oldest man ever born in Murcia.
References
- Mention of Antonio Urrea Hernandez and Isabel Tossas-Bordanova 81 years marriage
- Hi ha pocs matrimonis que durin vuitanta-un anys com nosaltres (likewise, in Catalan and with incorrect age of the wife, since she was 101 instead of 102)
| Spain's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Josefa Salas Mateo • Policarpa Perez Exposito • Josefa Llovet Llovet • Ramona Agudin-Fernandez • Antonia Diaz Garcia • Soledad Munoz • Salustiano Alvarez • Isabel Guijarro • Telesfora de la Torre-Mendizabal • Paulina Garcia-Lozano • Maria Villar Trespalacios • Aurelio Diaz • A. L. M. • Galo Leoz Ortin • Maria Antonia Castro • Maria del Carmen Lopez • Gregorio Merino Calvo • Gabriela Izquierdo • F. M. M. • Antonio Urrea Hernandez • Maria Esperanza Onieva • Joan Riudavets Moll • Jorja Hernando • Victoriana Vazquez Barrero • Lucia Madaria-Vesga • Manuela Fernandez-Fojaco • Teresa Dosaigues • Andresa Guerrero-Ortiz • Felipa Gutierrez • Rosa Martinez • Francisco Fernandez Fernandez • Francisca Garcia-Torres • Ana Vela-Rubio • Magdalena Oliver Gabarro • Josefa Santos Gonzalez • Maria Branyas Morera • Silveria Martin Diaz • Piedad Loriente Perez • Angelina Torres Vallbona • Teresa Fernandez Casado |
| Spain's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Mateo Miras Torregrosa • Unknown • Aurelio Diaz • A. L. M. • Galo Leoz Ortin • Josep Armengol Jover • Pablo Roy • Gregorio Merino Calvo • Antonio Urrea Hernandez • Alejandro Rivera Santalla • Joan Riudavets Moll • Jose Milena Munoz • Jose Maria Somohano Calvo • Miguel Rubio Gonzalez • Atilano Rivas Iglesias • Francisco Fernandez Pellicer • Miguel Suarez • Benito Vilda • Francisco Fernandez • Bienvenido Cilveti Urquia • Francisco Nunez Olivera • Jesus Mosteo Perez • Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia • Antonio Alvarado Largo • Luis Torras Martinez • Mateo Balbuena Iglesias • Luis Carrasco-Munoz Perez de la Isla • Jesus Redondo Bermejo |