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This is a list of every known man in Puerto Rico who has reached the age of 108 or older. So far, the oldest validated Puerto Rican man and person ever was Emiliano Mercado del Toro (1891–2007) who died at the age of 115 years, 156 days.

See also: List of Puerto Rican supercentenarians

List of oldest men from Puerto Rico (105+)[]

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

Municipality / Country of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Emiliano Mercado del Toro 21 Aug 1891 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days Mayaguez Aguadilla
2 Emilio Flores Marquez 8 Aug 1908 12 Aug 2021 113 years, 4 days Carolina Trujillo Alto
3 Agustin Reyes Ortiz 8 Feb 1887 6 Nov 1998 111 years, 271 days Aguas Buenas Cidra
4 Pedro Zorrilla Caballero 24 Apr 1886 2 Sep 1997 111 years, 131 days Ciales San Juan
5 Juan Escribano Bruno 24 Nov 1910 5 Dec 2021 111 years, 11 days Utuado Florida
6 Pablo Villafane Garcia 1 July 1893 28 Mar 2004 110 years, 271 days Caguas Caguas
7 Bienvenido Diaz Guilfu 12 July 1913 5 Nov 2023 110 years, 116 days Arroyo Patillas
8 Pedro Colon 21 Apr 1888 21 Mar 1998 109 years, 335 days Manati Manati
8 Silverio Perez Rosado 20 June 1914 25 Apr 2024 109 years, 310 days Guaynabo Guaynabo
9 Andres Irizarry Troche 14 Feb 1915 11 Dec 2024 109 years, 301 days Hormigueros Rincón
10 Jose Silva Feliciano 19 Mar 1862 10 Jan 1972 109 years, 297 days Vega Alta San Juan
11 Monico Rivera Gautier 10 June 1913 17 Sept 2022 109 years, 99 days Naguabo Naguabo
12 Jose del Carmen Matos Santiago 14 Feb 1881 12 May 1990 109 years, 89 days Guayas San Juan
13 Manuel Martinez Milan 18 June 1916 Living 109 years, 147 days Toa Baja Toa Baja
14 Ernesto Rodriguez Lopez 8 Jan 1881 17 Oct 1989 108 years, 282 days Rio Grande Caguas
15 Teofilo Melendez Espara 1 Apr 1895 11 Dec 2003 108 years, 254 days Aibonito Aibonito
16 Francisco Haddock Navarro 25 Aug 1899 15 Apr 2008 108 years, 233 days Guayama Canóvanas
17 Timoteo Encarnacion Felix 1 Feb 1912 8 Sep 2020 108 years, 220 days Vieques Carolina
18 Valentin Rivera Lopez 14 Feb 1902 19 Aug 2010 108 years, 185 days Salinas Salinas
19 Ramon Reyes Ortiz 23 Apr 1916 18 Oct 2024 108 years, 179 days Morovis Morovis
20 Jose Sabater Garcia 12 Apr 1882 28 Aug 1990 108 years, 138 days Mayaguez San Juan
21 Pedro Diaz 21 Feb 1877 4 June 1985 108 years, 103 days Bayamon Bayamon
22 Isabelo Martinez 10 June 1885 17 Sep 1993 108 years, 99 days Naguabo Caguas
23 Marcos Villanueva Candelaria Mar 1885 7 June 1993 108 years, 67+ days Utuado Florida
24 Aser De Paz Rodriguez 15 Jan 1887 6 Feb 1995 108 years, 22 days SpainESP Jayuya
25 Juan Cruz Sanchez 15 Nov 1915 23 Nov 2023 108 years, 8 days Barranquitas Coamo
26 Esteban Ruiz Delfi 2 Sept 1900 2 July 2008 107 years, 303 days Salinas Salinas
27 Eduardo Bermudez Ayala 5 June 1884 30 Mar 1992 107 years, 298 days Bayamon Bayamon
28 Pablo Arvelo Latorre 26 June 1882 10 Jan 1990 107 years, 229 days %^& _*&%
29 Juan Rodriguez Cedeno 27 Apr 1914 17 May 2021 107 years, 20 days Toa Alta Toa Alta
30 Fidel Feliciano Mendez 5 Mar 1908 19 Mar 2015 107 years, 14 days Aguadilla Aguadilla
31 Regino Hernandez Perez 26 Dec 1906 7 Sept 2013 106 years, 253 days San Juan San Juan
32 Victor Martinez Esmurria 23 Mar 1915 31 Oct 2021 106 years, 222 days Juana Diaz Juana Diaz
33 Euripides Seda Melendez 15 Aug 1874 16 Mar 1981 106 years, 217 days Cabo Rojo Hormigueros
34 Evaristo Aliers Fontanez 18 Oct 1877 11 Mar 1984 106 years, 145 days Humacao Humacao
35 Augustin Cancela Domenech 18 May 1877 16 Sept 1983 106 years, 121 days Mayaguez Bayamon
36 Benito Cruz Soto 21 Mar 1894 10 July 2000 106 years, 111 days Carolina Carolina
37 Miguel Antonio Lugo Garcia 19 Jan 1917 7 Mar 2023 106 years, 47 days Bayamon Bayamon
38 Adrian Ortiz Rivera 2 Dec 1888 2 Dec 1994 106 years, 0 days Bayamon Bayamon
39 Felix Antonio Crista Borges 10 May 1909 16 Apr 2015 105 years, 341 days Bayamon Bayamon
40 Basilio Oyola Olmeda 2 Feb 1885 25 Dec 1990 105 years, 326 days Juncos Juncos
41 Francisco Arzola Delgado 8 Aug 1888 17 May 1994 105 years, 282 days Coamo Caguas
42 Rocindo Ortiz Delesmes 30 Aug 1898 13 June 2004 105 years, 277 days Vieques Vieques
43 Julio Torres Rosa 25 Nov 1910 6 Aug 2016 105 years, 255 days Salinas Salinas
44 Nicomedes Cruz Burgos 10 Jan 1892 30 Aug 1997 105 years, 232 days Juana Diaz Juana Diaz
45 Emilio Navarro 26 Sept 1905 30 Apr 2011 105 years, 216 days Ponce Ponce
46 Marcelo Ortiz de Jesus 15 Oct 1914 18 May 2020 105 years, 215 days Lioza Bayamon
47 Ramon Diaz Ortiz 25 Nov 1916 19 May 2022 105 years, 175 days Bayamon Bayamon
48 Florentino Quinonez Castro 13 Mar 1919 28 Aug 2024 105 years, 168 days Morovis Morovis
49 Nicomedes Alcea Ortiz Oct 1888 8 Apr 1994 105 years, 159+ days Orocovis Caguas
50 Narciso Garcia Mercado 6 June 1915 6 Nov 2020 105 years, 153 days San Juan San Juan
51 Eugenio Torres Reyes 15 Dec 1902 13 May 2008 105 years, 150 days San Juan San Juan
52 Angel Jimenez Garcia 2 Aug 1883 14 Dec 1988 105 years, 134 days Vega Baja Bayamon
53 Angel Manuel Martin Taboas 18 June 1918 27 Oct 2023 105 years, 131 days Bayamon Bayamon
54 Francisco Gerena Rivera 9 Sept 1898 16 Dec 2003 105 years, 109 days Bayamon Bayamon
55 Modesto Alvarado Pratts 27 Aug 1891 18 May 1996 105 years, 89 days Bayamon Bayamon

Oldest male Puerto Rican emigrants ever (105+)[]

Municipality / Country of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Benigno Velazquez 13 Feb 1912 7 Apr 2020 108 years, 54 days San Lorenzo United StatesUSA
2 Miguel Cruz 3 Aug 1911 26 Dec 2018 107 years, 145 days Isabela United StatesUSA
3 Juan Maldonado 29 Nov 1910 5 June 2017 106 years, 188 days Utuado United StatesUSA
4 Modesto Candelaria 20 June 1915 9 July 2021 106 years 19 days Utuado United StatesUSA
5 Miquel Cardell Llull 14 Sept 1913 9 May 2019 105 years, 237 days Santurce SpainESP
6 Orlando Martorani 19 Oct 1914 30 Nov 2019 105 years, 42 days Bayamon United StatesUSA

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