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 |
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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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- 2024 validations Gerontology Research Group
- “Abuelita Claudia” Empanaditas Claudia (Facebook), 27 August 2019
- Juan Gabriel Hernández Matamoros, el vecino más longevo de nuestro cantón quien hoy celebra su cumpleños número 107 Municipalidad de Heredia (Facebook), 19 October 2020
- (VIDEO) Juan el vecino más longevo de Heredia cumplió 107 años (VIDEO) Juan el vecino más longevo de Heredia cumplió 107 años Velero Informativo, 20 October 2020
- HEREDIANO MÁS LONGEVO VIVE EN LOS LAGOS Heredia Hoy, 25 October 2020
- 107 years and two pandemics: The story of the Tico carpenter Juan Gabriel Hernández Q Costa Rica, 15 November 2020
- Juan Hernández, testigo de más de la mitad de la vida de Costa Rica La Nacion, 1 October 2021
- Más feliz y orgullosa imposible!! Gracias Dios Silvia Elena Hernández (Facebook), 19 October 2021
- HEREDIANO MÁS LONGEVO VIVE EN LOS LAGOS Heredia Hoy, 23 October 2021
- Feliz cumpleaños 109 de mi papá Don Juan Hernández Matamoros. Que Dios lo bendiga cada día Gilda Hernandez Rodriguez (Facebook), 19 October 2022
- Hoy está cumpliendo 110 años mi papá Don Juan Hernández Matamoros Gilda Hernandez Rodriguez (Facebook), 19 October 2023
- Death mention Gilda Hernandez Rodriguez (Facebook), 20 January 2024
Costa Rica's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Antonio Ardon Soto • Unknown • Faustino Vargas Perez • Unknown • Adilio Carmona Sibaja • Jose Maria Guevara Pizarro • Roberto de Jesus Loaiza • Rafael Mendez Duran • Rafael Alvarez Campos • Juan Gabriel Hernandez Matamoros • Bernabe Cordoba Cordoba |