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Santos Cruz Flores confirmed alive yesterday 12 August, 2023 by his grandson via Facebook

I found an anomaly in Santos Cruz Flores's age. On 01 November 2017, he was reported to have celebrated his 98th birthday, then on 01 November 2018, his age increased by 11 years instead of 1, to 109. The report of him turning 98 in 2017 could be a mistake and meant to say 108. However, this is the oldest report I could find on him. I don't think we should make any assumptions on his case till more info is found, it could have very well been a mistake in reporting. 

Santos Cruz Flores is a Mexican Supercentenarian claimant who is celebrating his claimed 114th birthday today! Happy birthday Santos! 

He claims to have been born in Nuevo Leon, Mexico on 01 November 1909.

If his age is true, he would be the 2nd oldest living man in the world, after Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, the 1st man in the history of Mexico to reach the age of 114, and the 8th man in history to reach the age of 114. (12th if we add the cases of Alves, Mendoza, Figuereo, and Gerneth)

I'll post confirmation of his birthday, as soon as I get word from his grandson. 

Happy birthday to you, Mr. Santos Cruz Flores ! 🍾 🥂 🌺 🌹 🌼 🌻 

Congratulations and happy birthday Mr Santos Cruz Flores.

Santos Cruz Flores's 114th birthday confirmed

According to his grandson, he is still in relatively good health, although his eyesight is starting to fail. Praise God, that his 114th birthday has officially been confirmed! Praise God, the most high!

With great sadness, I inform you that Santos Cruz Flores may have passed away on 10 March 2024. I received a message from a user who told me they were a relative, and confirmed privately that he died on 10 March. I have not heard any updates directly from his grandson, or found any news sources, but I was under the impression that this was legit, as the person asked questions about the gsf. Unless this is yet another cruel hoax, I'm afraid to say he may no longer be with us. R.I.P. Santos Cruz Flores 

Thank you for the update Aquanaut.

At this stage we may well be headed for some sad news in this regard, if confirmed.

Should that be the case then may Mr Flores rest in peace and we hope that a validation of this final age may be possible one day.

With heavy heart, I announce that it has now officially been confirmed that Santos Cruz Flores passed away on 10 March 2024 at the claimed age of 114 years and 130 days. If his age is true, he would've been the 7th oldest man in history, behind Kimura, Mortensen, Del Toro, Pérez Mora, Breuning, and Chuganji. R.I.P. Santos Cruz Flores! We will miss you!

RIP Mr. Cruz Flores

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With heavy heart, I announce that it has now officially been confirmed that Santos Cruz Flores passed away on 10 March 2024 at the claimed age of 114 years and 130 days. If his age is true, he would've been the 7th oldest man in history, behind Kimura, Mortensen, Del Toro, Pérez Mora, Breuning, and Chuganji. R.I.P. Santos Cruz Flores! We will miss you!

Was it confirmed via private message only?, do you have any source?

We're yet to see a reliable source.

@diego his grandson commented on my YouTube channel. I'm not sure if I have permission, but I can post a screenshot of it here

EDIT: it's because his grandson is not associated with this forum, and I'm not sure I'm allowed to re-post something a non-member said because I don't want to breech the privacy of his grandson. I will send you a private message

Santos Cruz Flores is ALIVE and he celebrated his claimed 115th birthday on November 1. In March, someone hacked into his grandson's Facebook and send fake posts saying he passed away, but is still alive, I have seen a picture myself, it's just that I don't know if his family wants persmmison to show here.

Mr. Santos Cruz Flores of Mexico, whose death we now know was another HOAX, celebrated his claimed 115th birthday on 1 November.

Happy birthday to Santos Cruz Flores, and I'm happy to find out he's still alive. Some person in March hacked into his grandson's Facebook and started putting fake posts to say he passed away, but he is alive. 

He would be the oldest living man in the world if his age were accurate. However, posts of him until 2018 have always said that he was only in his 90s and his age went from 98 to 109 and that it inflated, but the other issue of supporting this is that there is still no early life documentation of Mr Cruz Flores, making it still possible that he was born in 1909, however it's likely he's a decade younger but I can't be fully proven YET.