Spain’s most unique Guinness world records
Paella. | Shutterstock
Some of the rarest and outstanding records in the world are compiled in the Guinness Book of Records. Here you can find some of Spain’s most peculiar Guinness world records.
Many renowned Spaniards appear are part of its pages. The singer Ruth Lorenzo holds the Guinness record for most music concerts given in 12 hours in different cities, an accomplishment she achieved to support breast cancer awareness.
Did you know that one of the oldest men in the world was Spanish? His name was Francisco Núñez and he was born in Bienvenida, a town in the south of Extremadura. He celebrated his 113th birthday with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, a fact that won’t surprise anyone who knows that Spain is among the countries with higher life expectancy. Japan and Korea lead this top as well, according to to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Francisco fought in the Rif War, so he also was one of the oldest veterans in the world.
Spain unites to do great things. And here you have some of them.
We love getting together and we always find the perfect excuse to do so, even if it’s just chewing gum. This is the reason why 737 people broke one of Spain’s strangest records thanks to Chupa Chups’ idea: the record for most people blowing a gum simultaneously.
Madrid also witnessed one of the tastiest records when the biggest paella in the world was cooked in the city. Antonio Galbis broke the record in Valencia in 1992, and he excelled himself in 2001 when he cooked a paella for 110 000 people. There was enough ‘socarrat’ for everyone.
Let’s see one of the most extraordinary Spain’s records: the largest white marble sculpture in the world. It’s a 50 000 kilograms and 5.8 metres high mortar. Of course, its mace is the largest one in the world as well, with 6 meters of height and a base of 3 meters. People in Macael can be extremely proud of having the most unique roundabout.
Giant mortar in Macael. | Wikimedia
This isn’t an official Guinness world record because Japan surpassed Spain’s mark in the end, but we really need to talk about Vitoria’s (almost) record. 16 000 eggs were needed to cook the largest ‘tortilla de patatas’ in 2014. 1600 kilograms of potatoes, 150 litres of olive oil, 26 kilograms of onions and 15 kilograms of salt – an eggcelent recipe.
Tortilla de patata. | Shutterstock
We love cooking for lots of people. The largest ‘bocadillo de jamón’ was prepared in Huelva. It’s not clear whether it was Jabugo ham, but we are sure it was delicious. 5000 people enjoyed this one kilometre long ‘bocadillo’ in 2017, made out of 1000 breads and 42 hams. 150 people volunteered to break Spain’s tastiest Guinness record.
Spanish Bocadillo de jamón. | Shutterstock
On the 17th of April of 2017, Avilés took their tables to the street and organised the most attended meal in the world. 11 836 people shared a meal together under the Asturian sun during the Bollo festivities, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Street Meal.
People sharing a meal. | Shutterstock
The last record on this list takes us to Málaga. 22 hours divided in 2 days were needed to create the largest letter stamp mosaic. 3100 people participated in this event by placing 23 000 postage stamps provided by Correos, creating a mosaic of 220 square metres of surface area. Impressive, isn’t it?
