Jesús Castillo Rangel, nicknamed Don Chuchito (Soconusco, Chiapas; October 24, 1896, Nicolás Bravo, Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo; December 20, 2017), was a Mexican revolutionary. At the time of his death, at the claimed age of 121 years, he was considered the oldest man in Mexico, a feat registered in the General Archive of the Nation of Mexico.[1]
Jesús Castillo Rangel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 October 1896 (claimed) |
| Died | December 20, 2017 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
Biography edit
Early life edit
The Mexican Revolution broke out when Don Jesus was only 14 years old «I fought alongside Zapata; but the first days of the Revolution I was a Carrancista military man ».
He was part of the troops commanded by Emiliano Zapata, demonstrating his sympathy to the motto slogan "the land belongs to those who work it", and convinced by the hopes of triumph that the revolutionary general transmitted.[2]
After the Revolution edit
In 1924, after the revolution, he met his future wife, Fidencia Morales. With her he had two children: Rodolfo and Alfredo. The persecution undertaken by the landowners of the time against those who had taken part in the revolutionary movement, forced the couple to move to Concepción del Oro, a community in the state of Zacatecas. In an effort to keep them safe in Soconusco they left their two children in the care of their acquaintances, of whom they never heard. "My wife and I had to flee, because all of us who participated in the revolution movement were not safe, they even burned our houses."[3]
Jesús and his wife Fidencia stayed in Concepción del Oro for several years, where he dedicated himself to cultivating the land. Later they had to move to Acayucan, Veracruz. Finally, in 1989 they settled permanently in Nicolas Bravo, Quintana Roo.[4]
His life in Quintana Roo edit
Don Chuchito, as his neighbors call him, dedicated himself to working on the land until he was 106 years old. In 2012 his wife, Fidencia Morales, passed away after living 91 years with him.
In 2015, the National Institute for Older Adults (Inapam) recognized Don Chuchito nationally as the oldest person in Mexico.[5]
Death edit
He died on December 20, 2017, at the claimed age of 121 in the town of Nicolás Bravo, municipality of Othón P. Blanco in Quintana Roo the same town he had resided the last 27 years of his life.[6]
References edit
- ^ TELEVISA, por: NOTICIEROS (2014-08-21). "'Don Chuy' el zapatista revolucionario que cumplirá 118 años". Noticieros Televisa (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Mexico's oldest man fought alongside Emiliano Zapata". Mexico News Daily. 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "¡FELICES 119!: Celebran en Quintana Roo cumpleaños de Don Jesús Castillo Rangel, el hombre más longevo de México". Noticaribe (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ "El hombre más longevo del mundo con 117 años, vive en Cancún". www.milenio.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ UNIÓN CANCÚN, Redes de Información y Educación del Siglo XXI de EL UNIVERSAL y UNO TV (2020-12-10). "UN1ÓN | CANCÚN: Noticias de Cancún en tiempo real". www.unioncancun.mx. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Muere el hombre más longevo de México a los 121 años". El Universal (in Spanish). 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2020-10-11.