Victor Chanca Santos | |
Victor Chanca Santos at the age of 109. | |
Birth: | 14 June 1910 Hongos District, Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru |
Death: | 9 November 2022 Pacaran District, Canete Province, Lima Region, Peru |
Age: | 112 years, 148 days |
Country: | PER |
Validated |
Victor Chanca Santos (14 June 1910 – 9 November 2022), known as "Don Cumpita", was a Peruvian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of his death, he was the oldest known living person in Peru.
Biography[]
Victor Chanca Santos was born in Hongos District, Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru on 14 June 1910. He worked as a farmer.
As of September 2019, he had eight children, 44 grandchildren (including Julio Cesar Chanca Chupallo, the mayor of the Pacaran District), and 136 great-grandchildren.
In June 2020, he celebrated his 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. He became the oldest known living man and person in Peru, following the death of 110-year-old Jose Guillermo Mogollon Munoz on 12 February 2021.
Victor Chanca Santos died in Pacaran District, Canete Province, Lima Region, Peru on 9 November 2022, at the age of 112 years, 148 days.
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References[]
- 2021 validations Gerontology Research Group
- Cumple 109 años y tiene 136 bisnietos WordPress.com, 23 September 2019
- 109 years Jordy Zapata on Facebook, 23 September 2019
- 110 years Muni Distrital de Pacarán on Facebook, 28 July 2020
- 111 years Elvis Alfredo Sanchez Paipay on Facebook, 28 July 2021
- 112 years Cristhiam Arroyo Vicente on Facebook, 18 July 2022
- Death mention Julio Chanca Chupallo on Facebook, 9 November 2022