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Juan Gabriel Hernandez Matamoros
Juan Gabriel Hernandez Matamoros
Hernandez Matamoros on his 107th birthday in 2020
Birth: 19 October 1913
Naranjo de Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Death: 20 January 2024
Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Age: 110 years, 93 days
Country: Costa RicaCRI
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Juan Gabriel Alberto de Jesus Hernandez Matamoros [Spanish: Juan Gabriel Alberto de Jesús Hernández Matamoros] ( 19 October 1913 – 20 January 2024) was a Costa Rican supercentenarian who was the oldest known living man in Costa Rica at the time of his death. His age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Hernandez Matamoros was born in Naranjo, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica on 19 October 1913. His parents were Simon Hernandez and Ana Matamoros. He had 11 siblings. He left school when he was in fourth grade to help his parents with work on the farm.

He married Claudia Rodriguez Alvarado in 1936. The couple had seven children: Eugenia Maria, Alvaro, Carlos Alberto, Gilda, Maria, Luis Enrique, Oscar Eduardo and Ligia Maria. He worked in agriculture, carpentry and construction until retiring at the age of 80. His wife Claudia died in May 2008 at the age of 94. In October 2013, he celebrated his 100th birthday and became a centenarian.

As of October 2020, he had six living children, 19 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Following the death of 109-year-old Rafael Alvarez Campos on 8 January 2023, Hernandez Matamoros became the oldest known living man in Costa Rica.

In October 2023, he celebrated his 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. At the age of 110, he is still able to walk without help.

Hernandez Matamoros died in Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica on 20 January 2024, at the age of 110 years, 93 days.

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Costa Rica's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (VE)

Antonio Ardon Soto • Unknown • Faustino Vargas Perez • Unknown • Adilio Carmona SibajaJose Maria Guevara PizarroRoberto de Jesus LoaizaRafael Mendez DuranRafael Alvarez CamposJuan Gabriel Hernandez MatamorosBernabe Cordoba Cordoba

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