The founder of Corona beer has left 2 million pounds ($3.3 million) to every single resident of the impoverished Spanish village he grew up in, sparking jubilant celebrations.
科罗娜啤酒创始人为他的出生地、西班牙一个贫困的村子里的每一个居民都留下了200万英镑(约合330万美元)的财富,让当地村民欢庆不已。
Antonino Fernandez, who died aged 98 in August, left 169 million pounds to the 80 residents of the tiny village of Cerezales del Condado, according to reports.
据报道,今年8月安东尼奥·费尔南德斯以98岁的高龄去世,他给塞雷萨莱斯·孔达杜这个小村子里的80位居民留下了1.69亿英镑。
Maximino Sanchez, the owner of the only bar in the village, told the local newspaper Diario de Leon: "I do not know what we would have done without Antonino."
村里唯一一家酒吧的老板马克西米诺·桑切斯在接受当地报纸《列昂日报》采访时表示:“我们以前很穷,如果没有安东尼奥的话,我不知道我们会怎么样。”
One of 13 children, Fernandez was born and brought up in the village, which is in the province of Leon, north-west Spain.
费尔南德斯家里有13个孩子,他在这个位于西班牙西北部列昂省的小村子里出生长大。
His family battled poverty and, as a 14-year-old, he had to leave school because his parents could no longer afford it and needed him to work in the fields.
他的家庭曾经非常贫困,14岁时他就不得不辍学了,因为他的父母再也支付不起学费,而且也需要他下地干活。
Fernandez moved to Mexico in 1949, aged 32, after an invitation from his wife's uncle to work for brewery Grupo Modelo in a warehouse.
1949年,受妻子的叔叔邀请到酿酒企业莫德罗集团干仓库工作,32岁的费尔南德斯启程前往了墨西哥。
He worked his way up through the ranks, becoming chief executive in 1971, and helped to make Corona one of the biggest beer brands in the world.
随后他一路晋升,在1971年的时候成为了该公司的CEO,并帮助科罗娜成为全球最大的啤酒品牌之一。
Fernandez remained as chairman of the board until 2005, handing over to his nephew.
费尔南德斯一直担任董事会主席,直到2005年将这个位置传给了他的侄子。
He has been honoured for his charity work and set up schemes in both Spain and Mexico to find jobs for people with disabilities.
他一直因为自己的慈善事业而备受尊敬,并在西班牙和墨西哥两国都设立了研究计划,帮助残疾人士找工作。