| Senovio Saavedra Muela | |
 Saavedra Muela on his 110th birthday in 2022. | |
| Birth: | 30 October 1912 Majua, Esmeraldas Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador |
| Death: | 21 February 2023 Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador |
| Age: | 110 years, 114 days |
| Country: |  ECU
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| Validated | |
Senovio Saavedra Muela (30 October 1912 – 21 February 2023) was an Ecuadorian supercentenarian who was the oldest known living person in Ecuador at the time of his death. His age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Senovio Saavedra Muela was born in Majua, Esmeraldas Canton, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador on 30 October 1912.
He married Carmen Vasquez, who suffered from asthma. The couple had eight children: Ramona, Margen, Guadalupe, Isabel, Jose, Seni, Eduardo, and Enrique Saavedra. After the death of his wife around 1991, he moved to San Mateo.
He became the oldest known (documented) living man in Ecuador, following the death of 110-year-old Julio Cesar Mora on 22 October 2020.
As of November 2020, he had 52 grandchildren (including Carmen Vite Saavedra), 89 great-grandchildren, and 30 great-great-grandchildren.
At the age of 108, he had a visual impairment and was still able to walk with the help of a walker. He was taken care of by his daughters Isabel and Guadalupe Saavedra.
He became the oldest known (documented) living person in Ecuador, following the death of 113-year-old Dolores Velez Bravo on 12 October 2021. However, he was not the oldest living Ecuadorian-born person as Ada Avila of the United States was older.
Saavedra Muela died in San Mateo, Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador on 21 February 2023 at the age of 110 years, 114 days.
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References[]
- 2022 validations Gerontology Research Group
- TE QUEREMOS MUCHO ABUELITO Q VIVAN LOS 104 AÑOS SENOVIO CARAAAAAJO Sharit Parraga on Facebook, 1 November 2016
- Senovio Saavedra Muela, que cumple 108 años, está más lúcido que muchos. Etiqueta Negra on Facebook, 1 November 2020
- 108 años entre dichas, adversidades y amor Diario La Hora, 2 November 2020
- 109 AÑOS DON SENOVIO SAAVEDRA MUELA Nernan Rodrigo Arce on Facebook, 30 October 2021
- 110 años Don Senovio Saavedra Raxi Ortiz on Facebook, 30 October 2022
- 111 años Don Senovio Saavedra Lourdes Guadalupe Jurado on Facebook, 1 November 2023