E. Mercado del Toro, 115; oldest person – passes away in Puerto Rico
Tagged: Puerto RicoPosted on: January 25th, 2007“Emiliano Mercado del Toro was born in Puerto Rico when it was still a Spanish colony, and he trained as a soldier the year World War I ended.
On Wednesday, having spent just a month as the worlds oldest person, he died at his home in the seaside town of Isabela on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, his grandniece Dolores Martinez told the Associated Press. He was 115.
“He died like a little angel,” Martinez said. “
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