A former sugar cane farmer in Puerto Rico has been confirmed as the world's oldest man by Guinness World Records, with an age of 112 years and 326 days.
Emilio Flores Márquez was born on August 8, 1908, in Carolina, Puerto Rico, according to a news release from Guinness World Records.
Márquez is the second-oldest of 11 children born to Alberto Flores Melendez and Margarita Márquez-Garcia
From a very young age, Marquez helped his father in their sugarcane farm. He was usually in charge of watering and loading the sugarcane onto wagons for transport.
He was also in charge of many household chores and helped take care of his younger siblings.
"I was the oldest of the children, so I did everything," Márquez told Guinness World Records. "I scrubbed, I took care of the boys, I did everything."
Márquez was married for 75 years to Andrea Perez, who passed away in 2010. The couple had four children, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
He now lives in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, with his two surviving children, Tirsa and Millito.
Maqruez underwent surgery to implant a pacemaker when he was 101 years old but he now continues to show strength and good health at his age.
Known as "Don Millo," Márquez believe that the key to a happy life is "to have an abundance of love and to live life without anger," the news release said.
"My father raised me with love, loving everyone. He always told me and my siblings to do good, to share everything with others," he said.
The oldest living female is 118-year-old Kane Takana, who lives in Fukuoka, Japan.
The oldest person ever to have lived is Jeanne Calment from France, who lived to be 122 years and 164 days.