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Eusebio Quintero Lopez
Eusebio Quintero Lopez
Quintero Lopez celebrating his 113th birthday in March 2023
Birth: 6 March 1910
Vijes, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Death: 16 July 2023
Vijes, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Age: 113 years, 132 days
Country: ColombiaCOL
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Eusebio Quintero Lopez [Spanish: López] (6 March 1910 – 16 July 2023) was a Colombian supercentenarian whose age is currently pending validation by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). He was the oldest known living person in Colombia from the death of Sofia Rojas on 30 July 2022, until his own death on 16 July 2023. He is currently the second-oldest man ever from Colombia whose age is documented, behind Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia.

Biography[]

Quintero Lopez was born in Vijes, Valle del Cauca, Colombia on 6 March 1910, although he claimed to have been born on 15 March. He was the son of Rosenda Quintero, who was single at the time, and that's why he has his mother's last name. His grandmother was Zenaida Quintero. He worked as a blacksmith. He married to Melida Barco and had six children with her.

When he turned 100 years old, he rode a horse around the town. At the age of 106, he lived with his daughter, Enith Quintero Barco (aged 71 in 2016). They have lived together ever since Quintero Lopez became a widower in 1962. At 108, he was mentally sharp and could still walk with the help of a cane. He celebrated his 110th birthday in March 2020. At that time, he had two living daughters, Oliva (born in 1935) and Enith (born in 1943). He also had 13 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren.

On 19 June 2021, he surpassed the final age of Daniel Guzman-Garcia, becoming the oldest documented man ever from Colombia. He held this title until his age was surpassed by Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia on 15 August 2023.

He became the oldest known (documented) living person in Colombia, following the death of 114-year-old Sofia Rojas on 30 July 2022.

At the age of 113, he was still able to walk with help.

On 20 June 2023, the Gerontology Research Group announced on the World Supercentenarian Forum that Quintero Lopez had been given the pending status.

Quintero Lopez died in Vijes, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on 16 July 2023, at the age of 113 years, 132 days. Following his death, then 113-year-old Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia became the oldest known living person in Colombia.

At the time of his death, he was the second-oldest known living man in the world, behind Juan Vicente Perez Mora.

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Colombia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (VE)

Transito AyalaBenilda Ospino AltamarMagdalena HernandezClementina Saldarriaga CorreaAurora Soto RubioHeroina Rivero PenarandaElvira Montoya OrdonezAna Sara Marquez de RamirezAlicia CastilloCarmen Jaramillo ChavarriaJuana AritamaSofia RojasEusebio Quintero LopezEfrain Antonio Rios GarciaFrancisca Mangonez Martinez

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