Salustiano Sanchez facts for kids
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Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez
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| Born | 8 June 1901 El Tejado de Bejar, Spain
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| Died | 13 September 2013 (aged 112 years, 97 days) Grand Island, New York, United States
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| Nationality | Spanish, Cuban, American |
| Occupation | Dulzaina player, farmer, coal miner |
| Known for | Verified oldest living man 11 June – 13 September 2013 |
Salustiano Sanchez Blazquez (born June 8, 1901 – died September 13, 2013) was a man from Spain who lived to be very old. People who live over 100 years are called supercentenarians. He was known for being the oldest living man in the world for a short time.
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Who Was Salustiano Sanchez Blazquez?
Salustiano Sanchez Blazquez was born in a place called El Tejado de Bejar, in Spain. He was born on June 8, 1901. He lived a very long life, reaching 112 years and 97 days old.
Early Life and Moving to America
When Salustiano was 17, he moved to Cuba. There, he worked as a farmer. A few years later, in 1920, he moved again. This time, he came to the United States. He lived in the U.S. for the rest of his life.
In the United States, Salustiano worked as a coal miner. This was a tough job, digging for coal underground. In 1934, he got married to Pearl Emilie Chiasera. They had two children, a son named John and a daughter named Irene.
His Family and Later Years
After his wife, Pearl, passed away in 1988, Salustiano lived with his daughter Irene. He stayed with her until 2007. Then, he moved to a retirement home in Grand Island, New York. He lived there until he died.
Salustiano had a big family. By the time he was 112 years old, he had 7 grandchildren. He also had 15 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. That's a lot of family! He used to say that his secret to living so long was eating one banana and taking one pain reliever pill every day.
Becoming the Oldest Man in the World
Salustiano Sanchez became the oldest living man in the United States in 2012. This happened after another very old man, Shelby Harris, passed away.
Then, in June 2013, he became the oldest living man in the entire world. The previous oldest man, Jiroemon Kimura from Japan, had passed away. It took a little while for this to be officially confirmed.
When Salustiano passed away on September 13, 2013, he was 112 years old. After his death, an Italian man named Arturo Licata became the oldest living man in the world. A Polish-born man named Alexander Imich became the oldest living American man.
