114-year-old Silveria Martin Diaz becomes the new oldest living person in Spain
The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is pleased to announce the age validation of Mrs. Silveria Martin Diaz (born 20 June 1910) of Villanueva de la Vera, Extremadura, Spain, who became the new oldest living person in Spain, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera on 19 August 2024.
Silveria Martin Diaz was born in Talavera la Vieja, Extremadura, Spain on 20 June 1910. She married Jose Arroyo and had five children: Paco, Ana Maria, Leo, Inve, and Anastasio.
In 1963, when Talavera la Vieja was flooded by the Valdecanas reservoir, she moved to France and Vitoria, but later returned to Extremadura.
At the age of 109, she fell and broke her femur and had to undergo surgery. On 20 June 2020, she celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian.
On 25 January 2022, following the death of 112-year-old Josefa San Roman Mateos, she became the oldest living Spanish-born person.
On 7 August 2023, at the age of 113 years, 48 days, she surpassed the final age of Francisco Nunez Olivera (1904–2018), becoming the oldest person ever to lived in the autonomous community of Extremadura. On 5 October, at the age of 113 years, 107 days, she surpassed the final age of Josefa Santos Gonzalez (1906–2019), becoming the oldest person ever born in Extremadura.
Her age was verified by GRG correspondents for Spain, Mr. Miguel Quesada and Mr. Emilio Ibanez, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 16 August 2024.
On 19 August 2024, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera, she became the oldest living person in Spain.
