NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Emiliano Mercado del Toro

Emiliano Mercado del Toro (Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, August 21, 1891 - Isabela, Puerto Rico, January 24, 2007) was the world's oldest person for six weeks, the world's oldest man from November 19, 2004 to his death, and the oldest verified military veteran ever, though he was a non-combat veteran. He was the last remaining documented person born in 1891. Image File history File links EdelToro. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ... // City nickname: El Pueblo de CofresÃ Location Location within the nation of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Santos Padilla Ferrer (PNP) Physical characteristics Area Land Water 182. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ... The city of Isabela is located on the northwestern most tip of Puerto Rico. ... // City nickname: El Pueblo de CofresÃ Location Location within the nation of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Santos Padilla Ferrer (PNP) Physical characteristics Area Land Water 182. ... is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The city of Isabela is located on the northwestern most tip of Puerto Rico. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Supercentenarian Ann Pouder photographed by Charles Martin on her 110th birthday. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He officially became the oldest documented living person on December 11, 2006, following the death of African American Elizabeth Bolden, who was 116.^[1] He was the 36th person to hold this title since its inception. Unusually, he was one of the few males to hold this title: the 16 consecutive preceding holders were all female, and 39 of the top 40 oldest persons living at the time of his death were as well. Mercado was four years older than the currently recognized oldest living man, Tomoji Tanabe. The last male to have held the title was Shigechiyo Izumi in 1986, although his longevity is disputed. December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Elizabeth Lizzie Jones Bolden (August 15, 1890 â€“ December 11, 2006) was an American woman who, at the time of her death at age 116 years and 118 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the worlds oldest living person. ... Tomoji Tanabe (born September 18, 1895) is currently the oldest living man in Japan, since the June 12 2006 passing of Nijiro Tokuda. ... Shigechiyo Izumi (Japanese: æ³‰ é‡åƒä»£ Izumi Shigechiyo, June 29, 1865 or 1880 â€“ February 21, 1986) of Tokunoshima, Amami Islands, Japan (where people are noted for their longevity) was, according to Guinness World Records, the person with the greatest authenticated age in the world after the death of Niwa Kawamoto, also from Japan. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

Mercado is the oldest verified person ever in the history of Puerto Rico. On May 21, 2006, he reached the age of 114 years and 273 days, surpassing the previous recordholder, Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan, who also made it to the world's oldest living person status. May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan (de Soler) (Utuado, August 31 or September 1, 1889 - RÃo Piedras, May 29, 2004) of Puerto Rico was, according to documents compiled in March 2004, the oldest documented person in the world after the death of Japanese woman Mitoyo Kawate, though American woman Charlotte Benkner...

When he died at the age of 115 years and five months, Mercado was the second oldest fully validated male ever, close behind Christian Mortensen, the current title-holder, and the sixteenth oldest person ever (only one day short of being the fifteenth). He achieved the runner-up position on March 31, 2006, when he surpassed the longevity mark of 114 years and 222 days set by Mathew Beard of the USA, who lived from 1870 to 1985. Birth record of Christian Mortensen Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen, known as an adult as Christian Mortensen, was born in Skaarup, Denmark, on August 16, 1882 and baptized in Fruering Church that December 26. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Longevity is defined as long life or the length of a persons life (life expectancy). ... // National longevity recordholders are those individuals who have survived to the oldest age in a given country. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...

He was buried at the Municipal Cemetery of his native town of Cabo Rojo, with mayors, legislators and Puerto Rican "vedette" Iris Chacón in attendance.^[2] Iris ChacÃ³n (born March 7, 1950 in Puerto Rico) is a dancer, singer, and entertainer. ...

Biography

Emiliano (sometimes 'Emilio') was born the son of Delfin Mercado and Gumercinda del Toro. Emiliano worked in the cane fields until the age of 81. He never married and never had children, but said he had three "girlfriends" (love interests) in his life.^[3]

Accolades

Mercado first came to the attention of longevity researchers in 2001, when a story ran about a 110-year-old veteran in a parade in Puerto Rico. After that, researchers tried to track him down, but only after the November 2004 death of Fred H. Hale, Sr. did someone finally start sending in documents. Following Fred's passing Emiliano apparently became the oldest man in the world, with documents supplied so far including a birth certificate, baptismal certificate, 1910 census record and veteran ID card. By January 2005 Guinness had accepted Emiliano as the "oldest living man whose age could be fully authenticated." Longevity is defined as long life or the length of a persons life (life expectancy). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: November 2004 in sports November 2004 in science Events Deaths in November â€¢ 30 Pierre Berton â€¢ 29 John Drew Barrymore â€¢ 26 Bill Alley â€¢ 24 Arthur Hailey â€¢ 23 Rafael Eitan â€¢ 18 Bobby Frank Cherry â€¢ 16 John... Fred Hale with his nurse Fred Harold Hale, Sr. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15...

In addition, as a veteran of World War I, he broke the record for longest-lived veteran of any military force that was set by Antonio Todde, although Henry Allingham currently has the distinction of oldest combat veteran, since Mercado was still in training camp when the November 11, 1918 armistice was declared. â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ... Antonio Todde (January 22, 1889 â€“ January 3, 2002) was the oldest documented man in the world in 2001-2002 after the death of John Painter, and briefly the oldest person in the history of Italy. ... Henry Allingham (born June 6, 1896) is one of the few surviving British veterans of World War I. He is also believed to be Britains longest-lived member of the armed forces since George Ives died in 1993 at 111, and Britains oldest living man. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

In 1993 he was honored by U.S. President Bill Clinton with the medal commemorating the 75th anniversary of the signing of the truce that ended World War I. Mercado del Toro, the elder of two siblings, had to move from his familiar Cabo Rojo grounds due to a fall he had in his home when he was 102, which affected his hipbone.^[4] His 85 year-old niece took him to live with his relatives, and he was well taken care of by nieces and nephews -and their families, who called him "Tío Millo" ("Uncle Millo")- at their home in Isabela. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... // City nickname: El Pueblo de CofresÃ Location Location within the nation of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Santos Padilla Ferrer (PNP) Physical characteristics Area Land Water 182. ... The city of Isabela is located on the northwestern most tip of Puerto Rico. ...

Later life

Mercado could reminisce about being a child when U.S. troops invaded Puerto Rico in 1898, and he clearly remembered the fighting that marked the end of Spain's colonial empire in the Americas. Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Philippine Republic Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey MÃ¡ximo GÃ³mez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Arsenio Linares General RamÃ³n Blanco Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (432 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1], Central America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ...

He credited his longevity to funche, a boiled corn, codfish and milk cream-like dish which he ate every day as a habit. Mercado also claimed that his sense of humor was probably responsible for his long life, and he would tell jokes and humorous anecdotes almost to the end of his days. He would not elaborate on details of his love life, but would humorously hint about them: in one of the many interviews he gave to Puerto Rican media, Mercado claimed to be at the "dancing club" (euphemism for a bordello) owned by Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer (better known as "Isabel La Negra") the day she was assassinated. He was 83 years old at the time, and claimed to have hid under a table when Oppenheimer's killers started firing shots at the place. Asked what he was doing there, he said: "praying... or at least I was when the bullets started flying!" â€œCornâ€ redirects here. ... the world is coming to the end!!!!! cod is going to eat up alive and do us hard up the emmm. ... A glass of cows milk. ... A brothel, also known as a bordello or whorehouse, is an establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution, providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sex with the clients. ... Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer (born approx. ...

His last two birthdays were media events in the town of Isabela. Civic leaders and veterans commended Mercado on his endurance and lucid mind, but the "gift" he would enjoy the most was the visit of Puerto Rican vedette and media icon Iris Chacón. In an interview, Mercado claimed to be a great fan of the artist, and particularly of her derriere ("That rump was something serious!", he was quoted as saying). Chacón visited Mercado, who could barely see or hear at the time, on his 114th birthday, and he was extremely pleased with her visit. His photo touching Chacón's rear end, with a big smile on his face, made newspaper headlines in Puerto Rico.^{[citation needed]}She returned the following year to greet him. After hearing news of Mercado's death, Chacón was quoted as saying: "I feel like I've lost my own grandfather. I was blessed for knowing him, knowing that I made him happy, and blessed for the anecdotes and wishes he told me the times I met him. His wisdom is something I learned a lot from. His life is an example of how you're supposed to live your life, happily and doing good, for it will give you longevity and goodwill from everyone." The French military term vedette (formed from Latin videre, to see), migrated into English and other languages to refer to a mounted sentry or outpost, who has the function of bringing information, giving signals or warnings of danger, etc, to a main body of troops. ... Bottom commonly refers to the human buttocks but also has other uses. ... Bottom commonly refers to the human buttocks but also has other uses. ...

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