| Jose Martins | |
 Jose Martins shortly before his 110th birthday in 2022. | |
| Birth: | 7 March 1912 Canical, Madeira, Portugal |
| Death: | 14 May 2022 Madeira, Portugal |
| Age: | 110 years, 68 days |
| Country: |  POR
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| Unvalidated | |
Jose Martins [Portuguese: José] (7 March 1912 – 14 May 2022) was a supercentenarian from Madeira, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean that belongs to the territory of Portugal and is part of the European continent. He became the oldest known living man in Portugal, following the death of Alberto Andrade on 8 October 2021. However, he was not the oldest living Portuguese-born man as Jose Fernandes Morgado of Brazil was older. His age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Jose Martins was born in Canical, Madeira, Portugal on 7 March 1912. He worked as a shepherd, farmer, fisherman, and later in the whaling company. He married at the age of 29 and had six children. He was widowed at the age of 82.
At the age of 107, he said he never drank alcohol and only tried smoking once but he didn't like it. As of March 2019, he had 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
He celebrated his 110th birthday on 7 March 2022 and became the first (known) supercentenarian from Madeira.
Martins died in Madeira, Portugal on 14 May 2022 at the age of 110 years, 68 days. He is currently the oldest known person ever from Madeira. At the time of his death, he was also the fourth-oldest known living man in Europe, behind Andre Boite, an anonymous man of Ireland, and Hans Schornack.
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References[]
- 2022 validations, Gerontology Research Group
- E vão já 107 anos de muita vida! Diário de Notícias Madeira
- José Martins soma e segue aos 108 anos Diário de Notícias Madeira
- Morador do Caniçal celebra hoje 109 anos JM-Madeira, 7 March 2021
- DOMINGO SÉNIOR – DOMINGO JÚNIOR Senso & Consenso, 7 March 2021
- 110th Birthday Facebook, 7 March 2022
- 110th Birthday Diário de Notícias, 7 March 2022
- 110th Birthday RTP, 7 March 2022 (Video)
- Faleceu José Martins, o homem mais velho da Madeira Diário de Notícias, 15 May 2022
| Portugal's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Augusto Ferreira da Silva • Manuel Antonio • Manuel Eduardo Figueira • Paulo Fernandes de Sa • Manuel de Sousa • Joao Sebastiao Ferreira • Jose Ferreira Andrade • Unknown • Jose Maria Hermano Baptista • Jose Luis Ladeira • Augusto Moreira de Oliveira • Antonio de Castro • Unknown • Manuel dos Santos • Manuel Rodrigues Horta • Albano Andrade • Alberto Andrade • Jose Martins • Vitorino Fernandes • Manuel Ferreira • Joaquim Varela |