169 million pounds in his will to the 80 residents living in the village where he was living in northwest spain. he grew up in poverty. he was forced to leave school at 14 to help his parents. he immigrated to mexico and worked his way up the ranks to become ceo in '71. how fantastic is that. 169 million pounds, around 2.1 million -- i can't read my own writing there. around $212 million. around 2.2 million per person. >> if i leave a legacy, the good residents of berger can live without it. >> he literally changed the lives of these people. >> you never forget where you come frfrmt. >> the question is whether or not they'll be happier because of it or whether it will lead to more trouble. >> think of all the advisers moving down there. >> yeah. precisely. quite a simple village in the nicest way. sweet little village. e-mail the show. the address is streetsignseurope@cnbc. you can find us on twitter, i'm happy to look at your tweets. yes, i was out eating pies all day for thanksgiving, but back, so do find us on twitter @louisabojesen. the polls suggest the former prime minister francois fillo

fidel castro's father was born in this stone house in northwest spain in 18-75 a century later, in 19-92, fidel castro came here, in search of his roots while the band played for the cuban president... he opened the door to his past eladio capon was then the mayor of lancara and stood next to the official photograph eladio capon, former mayor of lancara "at his father's house he said something i won't forget, that it was one of the most humble houses in lancara. it's true, his father was born in a very humble house." just one main, spartan room. fidel castro once said his revolutionary genes might have resulted from his exploited peasant ancestors in spain but his father, angel castro, became a rich landowner when he as a young man. the spanish war ended the year he got there and angel went on to have several children, including fidel. a plaque on his birthplace in spain says angel castro planted trees in cuba that still flower when his son fidel came to lancara in 1992, he must have felt right at home. cuba yes, yankees no, a crowd of local leftists shouted fidel castro "th country o