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Domingo Villa Avisencio
Domingo Villa Avisencio
Villa Avisencio on his 113th birthday in August 2019.
Birth: 26 August 1906
Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Death: 3 November 2019
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Age: 113 years, 69 days
Country: MexicoMEX
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Domingo Villa Avisencio (26 August 1906 – 3 November 2019) was a Mexican supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of his death, he was the oldest living person in Mexico, and the second-oldest oldest known living man in the world, behind Tomas Pinales Figuereo.

Biography

Domingo Villa Avisencio was born in Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico on 26 August 1906.

He married twice and had eight children. In 2017, he had 50 grandchildren, an unknown amount of great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter (Ema). At the time, his daughter was alive at the age of 88. When interviewed and asked about his secret to longevity, he replied that he didn't know and that time just passed until it happened. In 2019, Domingo lived with his 90-year-old eldest surviving daughter.

Domingo Villa Avisencio died in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on 3 November 2019 at the age of 113 years, 69 days.

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