History of Basilan 1752. Finally, to represent a clear break from the Habsburg Dynasty (which had ruled Spain for 184 years from 1516 to 1700), the first officially sanctioned Spanish maps of its colonies, including "Las Islas de Mindanao", were commissioned by the Bourbons (1700–present). This particular map of Mindanao, apparently copied from the Nicolaus Bellinn map of 1752, was published by Nicolas Norton Nicols in 1757, featuring "Basilan" and bearing the royal stamp of Spanish Bourbon King Ferdinand VI. It has been called "Isla de Basilan" (Basilan Island) ever since. Basilan Island's reputation as a staging-ground Spanish and Tausug fleets engaged each
Glas 1700 the Glas 1700 with BMW engines and underpinnings, and a BMW front later grafted onto the nose. These cars were branded as the and sold between 1968 and 1973. They were subsequently rebadged as the and continued to be sold in South Africa in 1973 and 1974, with new cars still available in late 1975. BMW SA versions derived from the Glas 1700 were also assembled in Rhodesia as the BMW Cheetah. Hanns-Peter Rosellen: "Vom Goggomobil zum Glas V8." Zyklam-Verlag Frankfurt 1985. This entry is based on information from the German Wikipedia . Glas 1700 The Glas 1700 is a