A Spaniard thought to be the oldest man in the world has died at the age of 114, his family said on Saturday.
Joan Ruidavets Moll died from the effects of a cold on Friday night, on the Balearic island of Minorca, his relatives told the Spanish media.
Ruidavets, who spent his entire working life as a cobbler, was born on December 15, 1889, in Es Migjorn, where he also died. His wife, who was born in the same year as he was, died at the age of 90.
Ruidavets attributed his great age to his Mediterranean diet, based on tomatoes, fish and olive oil, the fact that he slept 15 hours a night and only rarely drank coffee or alcohol.
He gave up smoking 85 years ago.