Silveria Martin Diaz | Gerontology Research Group

Full name: Silveriana “Silveria” Martín Díaz
Lifespan: (20.06.1910 – 11.09.2024)
Age: 114 years, 83 days
Birthplace: Talavera la Vieja, Extremadura, Spain
Last residence: Villanueva 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 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.

On 19 August 2024, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera, she became the oldest living person in Spain.

Silveria Martin Diaz died in Villanueva de la Vera, Extremadura, Spain at the age of 114 years, 83 days.

Longevity recognition

Longevity recordholder for Extremadura (07.08.2023 – present)
Oldest living person in Spain (19.08.2024 – 11.09.2024)

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, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 16 August 2024.