The world's oldest man, Saturnino de la Fuente García, from León, Spain, has died aged 112 years and 341 days.

García entered the Guinness Book of Records in September 2021. The publication announced his death on Tuesday.

De la Fuente García had already revealed his secret to a long life: “Never hurt anyone. »

According to Guinness World Records, he was born in Puente Castro, Leon, on February 11, 1909.

During his lifetime, he was affectionately nicknamed “El pepino”. He "lived a quiet life" with his wife Antonina Barrio Gutiérrez, whom he married in 1933. He had seven daughters, 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

Garcia will be buried in a local cemetery in León on Wednesday. he was due to celebrate his 113th birthday next month.

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