Silveria Martín Díaz – Gerontology Research Group

Full name: Silveriana “Silveria” Martín Díaz
Lifespan: (20.06.1910 – present)
Age: 114 years
Birthplace: Talavera la Vieja, Extremadura, Spain
Last residence: Losar de la Vera, Extremadura, Spain
Application date: 22.06.2022
Validation date: 16.08.2024
Validation source: Miguel Quesada/Emilio Ibanez/Eduardo Garcia

Biography

Silveria Martin Diaz was born in Talavera la Vieja, Extremadura, Spain on 20 June 1910. She married Jose 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. In September 2019, she had three living children Leo Arroyo (aged 73), María Andrea (aged 91), and Anastasio (aged 81), 18 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.

She became the oldest living Spanish-born person, following the death of 112-year-old Josefa San Roman Mateos on 25 January 2022.

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.

Silveria Martin Diaz currently lives in Losar de la Vera, Extremadura, Spain at the age of 114 years, 63 days. She is currently the oldest living person in Extremadura, and the oldest living person in Spain, since the death of Maria Branyas Morera on 19 August 2024.

Recognition

The oldest person in Extremadura
Doyenne of Spain (19.08.2024 – present)

Validation

The age of Silveria Martin Diaz was verified by Miguel Quesada, GRG Correspondent for Spain, and Emilio Ibanez, GRG Correspondent for Spain, and Eduardo Garcia. The validation was concluded by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 16 August 2024.