The Hernandez-Perez siblings of Moya, Spain, were awarded a Guinness World Record when their combined age was confirmed as 1,058 years and 249 days. Photo courtesy of Guinness World Records
"We never thought we'd break a world record," the family, composed of seven brothers and five sisters, said in a statement to Guinness World Records.
"It all started as a joke during a family reunion in June. Then, after seeing a newspaper article titled '12 siblings count more than 1000 years,' we started gathering information and reached out to Guinness World Records," the statement said.
The oldest sibling, Jose Hernandez-Perez, will turn 98 in December. The youngest, Luis Hernandez-Perez, turned 76 in April.
