This is a list of supercentenarians of Puerto Rico who have attained the age of at least 110 years. There have been 4 supercentenarians from Puerto Rico verified or pending by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).[1] The oldest Puerto Rican person ever was Emiliano Mercado del Toro (1891–2007), who died at the age of 115 years, 156 days. The oldest woman ever to die in Puerto Rico was Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan (1888–2000) at 114 years, 272 days. The oldest ever woman born in Puerto Rico was Antonia Gerena Rivera (1900–2015), who died aged 115 years, 14 days in the USA.
- See also: List of oldest men from Puerto Rico
- See also: List of oldest living people in Puerto Rico
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Living Puerto Rican supercentenarians
Verified [2] Pending Unverified
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 22 Jan 2022 | Municipality of birth | Municipality of residence |
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Living Puerto Rican emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 22 Jan 2022 | Municipality of birth | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa [3] | F | Jan 1911 | 110 years, 356 days+ | ? |  USA
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Puerto Rican supercentenarians
Deceased (Verified) [2] Living (Verified) Pending [4]
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Municipality of birth | Municipality of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Mercado del Toro | M | 21 Aug 1891 | 24 Jan 2007 | 115 years, 156 days | Mayaguez | Aguadilla |
| 2 | Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan | F | 31 Aug 1889 | 29 May 2004 | 114 years, 272 days | Utuado | San Juan |
| 3 | Emilio Flores Marquez | M | 8 Aug 1908 | 12 Aug 2021 | 113 years, 4 days | Carolina | San Juan |
| Modesta Rodriguez Carrasquillo [5] | F | 16 June 1890 | 12 Jan 2003 | 112 years, 210 days | Carolina | Rio Grande | |
| Maria Colon | F | 27 Apr 1891 | 28 Oct 2003 | 112 years, 184 days | ? | ? | |
| Emilia Hernandez de Ramos[6][5] | F | 9 June 1889 | 26 Jan 2001 | 111 years, 231 days | ? | San Juan | |
| Pedro Zorrilla Caballero [5] | M | 24 Apr 1886 | 2 Sept 1997 | 111 years, 131 days | ? | San Juan | |
| Petronila Ramos Gonzales | F | 20 Dec 1882 | 9 Mar 1994 | 111 years, 79 days | Aguadilla | Aguadilla | |
| Juan Escribano [5] | M | 24 Nov 1910 | 5 Dec 2021 | 111 years, 11 days | Utuado | Florida | |
| Maria Mojica Torres | F | 3 May 1903 | 30 Apr 2014 | 110 years, 362 days | Toa Alta | Toa Alta | |
| Angelino Rivera [7] | M | 10 Apr 1907? | 3 Apr 2018 | 110 years, 358 days? | ? | ? | |
| Ramona Echevarria | F | 17 Jun 1896 | 12 Jan 2007 | 110 years, 209 days | Ponce | Ponce | |
| Secundina Rivera Cumba [8] | F | 9 Aug 1907 | 15 Dec 2017 | 110 years, 128 days | ? | ? |
Puerto Rican emigrant supercentenarians
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | Region of birth | Country of death |
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| 1 | Antonia Gerena Rivera | F | 19 May 1900 | 2 Jun 2015 | 115 years, 14 days | Loíza | USA
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| Cristina Collado [5] | F | 6 Nov 1885 | 22 Nov 1998 | 113 years, 16 days | Yauco | USA
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| 2 | Brigida Dearroyo | F | 7 Oct 1888 | 31 Dec 2000 | 112 years, 85 days | ? | USA
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| Antonia Casiano | F | 15 Apr 1909? | 30 Aug 2020 | 111 years, 137 days? | Porta del Sol | USA
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| Rosa | F | Jan 1911 | Living | 110 years, 356 days+ | ? | USA
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| Ernesta Garcia [5] | F | 7 Nov 1910 | 19 July 2021 | 110 years, 254 days | Aguas Buenas | USA
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| Josephine Melecio | F | 26 Mar 1911 | 20 Aug 2021 | 110 years, 147 days | ? | USA
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Limbo
| Rank | Name | Sex | Born | Last confirmed alive | Age | Municipality of birth | Municipality of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Rivera Cruz [5] | F | 10 Oct 1902 | fl.19 Nov 2013 | 111 years, 40+ days | Humacao | Las Piedras | |
| Urbana Santiago [9] | F | 2 Feb 1901? | fl.2 Feb 2011 | 110 years, 0+ days | Hatillo | ? | |
| Carmen Marrero Burgos [10] | F | 1906/1907? | fl.29 Dec 2017 | 110 years, 0+ days | ? | ? |
Other cases
| Rank | Name | Sex | Born | Died | Age | Municipality of birth | Municipality of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agustin Reyes Ortiz | M | 7 Feb 1886/1890? | 6 Nov 1998 | 108-112? years | Cidra | Cidra |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in Puerto Rico since 2017
| From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Municipality of death | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 9 Mar 1994 | Petronila Ramos Gonzales | F | ?–111 | 20 Dec 1882 – 9 Mar 1994 111 years, 79 days |
Aguadilla | |
| 9 Mar 1994 | 2 Sept 1997 (3 yrs, 177 days) |
Pedro Zorrilla Caballero | M | 107–111 | 24 Apr 1886 – 2 Sept 1997 111 years, 131 days |
San Juan | |
| 2 Sept 1997 | 26 Jan 2001 (3 yrs, 146 days) |
Emilia Hernandez de Ramos | F | 108–111 | 9 June 1889 – 26 Jan 2001 111 years, 231 days |
San Juan | |
| 26 Jan 2001 | 29 May 2004 (3 yrs, 124 days) |
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan | F | 111–114 | 31 Aug 1889 – 29 May 2004 114 years, 272 days |
San Juan | |
| 29 May 2004 | 24 Jan 2007 (2 yrs, 240 days) |
Emiliano Mercado del Toro | M | 112–115 | 21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days |
Aguadilla | |
| ? | fl.19 Nov 2013 | Maria Rivera Cruz | F | ?–111 | 10 Oct 1902 – fl.19 Nov 2013 111 years, 40+ days |
Las Piedras | |
| fl.19 Nov 2013 | 30 Apr 2014 (162+ days) |
Maria Mojica Torres | F | 110 | 3 May 1903 – 30 Apr 2014 110 years, 362 days |
Toa Alta | |
| ? | 15 Dec 2017 | Secundina Rivera Cumba | F | ?–110 | 9 Aug 1907 – 15 Dec 2017 110 years, 128 days |
? | |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 12 Aug 2021 (3 yrs, 240 days) |
Emilio Flores Marquez | M | 109–113 | 8 Aug 1908 – 12 Aug 2021 113 years, 4 days |
San Juan | |
| 12 Aug 2021 | 5 Dec 2021 (115 days) |
Juan Escribano | M | 110–111 | 24 Nov 1910 – 5 Dec 2021 111 years, 11 days |
Florida | |
| 5 Dec 2021 | Present 0 years, 48 days |
Rosa Castrodad Melendez | F | 109* | Born 20 Apr 1912 109 years, 277 days |
Living in ? | |
Chronological list of the oldest living man in Puerto Rico since 2021
Deceased (Validated) / Under 110 Unvalidated
| From | To | Name | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Municipality of death | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 17 Sept 1993 | Isabelo Martinez | ?–108 | 10 June 1885 – 17 Sept 1993 108 years, 99 days |
Caguas | ||
| 17 Sept 1993 | 2 Sept 1997 (3 yrs, 350 days) |
Pedro Zorrilla Caballero | 107–111 | 24 Apr 1886 – 2 Sept 1997 111 years, 131 days |
San Juan | ||
| ? | 24 Jan 2007 | Emiliano Mercado del Toro | ?–115 | 21 Aug 1891 – 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days |
Aguadilla | ||
| ? | 12 Aug 2021 | Emilio Flores Marquez | ?–113 | 8 Aug 1908 – 12 Aug 2021 113 years, 4 days |
San Juan | ||
| 12 Aug 2021 | 5 Dec 2021 (115 days) |
Juan Escribano | 110–111 | 24 Nov 1910 – 5 Dec 2021 111 years, 11 days |
Florida | ||
| 5 Dec 2021 | Present 0 years, 48 days |
Bienvenido Diaz Guilfu | 108* | Born 12 July 1913 108 years, 194 days |
Living in Patillas | ||
References
- ↑ Table B - Verified Supercentenarians (by Chronological Age) GRG - As of August 11, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 World Supercentenarian Rankings List
- ↑ mention, 14 August 2021
- ↑ GRG Pending Cases List January 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Las personas más longevas Supercentenarios.net
- ↑ "Emilia Hernández de Ramos (1889 - 2001) - Find A Grave Memorial". https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=72096707&ref=acom.
- ↑ Anoche don Angelino Rivera falleciò a 9 dias de cumplir 111 años Facebook, 3 April 2018
- ↑ Obituary of Secundina Rivera Cumba Dignity Memorial
- ↑ Boricua cumple 110 años de edad
- ↑ Señora de 110 años muestra que sigue con espíritu navideño y espera recibir el 2018
