Tomás Pinales Figuereo, 114, Validated as Former World’s Oldest Man

Tomás Pinales Figuereo, a Dominican man who claimed to have been 114 at the time of his death in 2020, has been officially validated as the former World’s Oldest Living Man (2019–2020) and as the oldest known person in the nation’s history.

The Global Validation Commission unanimously voted in favor of his validation after reviewing the documentation. Although the validation was approved in June, the announcement was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Biography

Tomás Pinales Figuereo was born in Bajos de Haina, a town in the San Cristóbal province of the Dominican Republic, on 31 March 1906. He was one of nine children and outlived all of his siblings. He married, went on to father ten children, and worked at a sugar mill until the early 1950s, when he nearly lost his right thumb in a workplace accident. Although he rarely drank alcohol, he smoked for many decades until developing a lung disease in 1992.

By his 111th birthday, he had 33 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. All ten of his children were still living, and he resided with his daughter Ramona.

Pinales Figuereo passed away in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, on 24 September 2020, at the age of 114 years, 177 days.

Longevity Records

In January 2019, following the passing of Masazo Nonaka (Japan), he was a candidate for the title of World’s Oldest Living Man, although Gustav Gerneth (Germany) claimed to be older. When Gerneth died on 21 October 2019, Pinales Figuereo became the oldest known living man with age-supported documentation.

He held the title until his own passing in September 2020, when he was succeeded by Emilio Flores Márquez (Puerto Rico).

To this day, he remains the nation’s oldest documented person ever, and is still among the top 10 oldest documented men ever.

Ms. Gloria Mercedes Sánchez D'Orville sadly passed away on 28 February 2025, at the claimed age of 110 years and 323 days in the Dominican Republic.

She is the 6th oldest person in the country's history, having been the oldest person in the country for 226 days, since July 17, 2024, the shortest time since A. R. M., who stayed 101 days, between Nov 20, 2022-Mar 1, 2023, among the people considered the oldest in the country at the time of death, she is the oldest to die since Tomas Pinales Figuereo who died on Sept 24, 2020, 114 years, 177 days. According to the funeral home, she died in the Puerto Plata region, if so, she would be the first person from there to be considered the oldest person in the country. She would be the 83rd oldest person in the history of the Caribbean if her age is real.

RIP

She claimed to be born on 11 April 1914.

She was the oldest known living person in the Dominican Republic.

Rest in peace.

Dominican Republic’s Oldest Known Resident Celebrates 110th Birthday

María Altagracia Antigua, a resident of Duarte, Dominican Republic, celebrated her 110th birthday on 21 January. At the moment, she is the nation’s oldest (known and validated) living person. Her birthday was first reported by Remolacha.

María Altagracia Antigua was born in Dominican Republic on 21 January 1915. She married and had 10 children, who gave her later at least 53 grandchildren.

She credited her longevity to living a quiet and peaceful life.

She currently lives in Duarte, Dominican Republic.

Her age was validated by LongeviQuest on 27 January 2025.

https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/jose-manuel-polanco-tineo/

Rest in peace.