The villagers didn't actually inherit any money directly

<p>Reports suggesting that 80 residents of the small Spanish village of Cerezales del Condado were set to receive around £2million each from Corona founder Antonino Fernandez have been denied by the villagers. </p><p>Antonino, who was born in the village in 1917, died in August at the age of 98 and was reported to have left £169million in his will to the residents of the small village in north-west Spain. </p><p>That would have meant every single person receiving a windfall of around £2million. </p><p>However, the villagers confirmed today that they hadn't inherited any money directly from Antonino's will. One resident said that the story had got "completely out of hand".</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"> </div></div><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BL9OtHUA4Em/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A photo posted by Corona (@corona)</a> on <time datetime="2016-10-24T19:03:45+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Oct 24, 2016 at 12:03pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><p>Despite this, they said they still owed Antonino and his family a huge debt, as he did do a lot for his hometown, including building the Fundación Cerezales Antonino y Cinia cultural centre in the village.   </p><p>He also left his millions to his large extended family (he had 12 siblings), many of whom still visit the village for several months each year, bringing prosperity to the area. </p><p>"Many of them still visit for some months each summer, so it is great for the village and keeps it alive," Lucia Alaejos from the Fundación Cerezales Antonino y Cinia, told Local Spain, while clarifying: "But the villagers won&rsquo;t be sharing in that inheritance directly."</p><p>By the time of his death, Antonino, who emigrated to Mexico in 1949 with his wife Cinia González Díez, was believed to be a billionaire.</p><p><img alt="corona-founder-abc" class="ci-image ci-original" src="https://ui3.assets-asda.com/dm/corona-founder-abc_GL?scl=1"></p><p>In 1971, he became Chairman and CEO of Grupo Modelo, the brewery which makes Corona beer. </p><p>He helped to make Corona Mexico's most popular beer and an incredibly successful import to countries all over the world. </p><p>He was also a philanthropist and set up organisations in León, Spain and in Puebla, Mexico, which helped find jobs for people with disabilities. </p><p>But, while he was certainly generous, the news that he created 80 new millionaires overnight really was too good to be true. </p><p>Still, we can dream! </p>

Villagers say Corona founder didn't leave them millions, but they still owe him a lot

By Asda Good Living,25th November 2016

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