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
I Still Do (song) to the marriage to which he agreed many years before. The song is fictional; Medley, an admitted womanizer, was not married at the time the song was released, and Medley had been through a divorce and two annulments at that point. He was likely inspired to record the song by the memory of his first wife, the former Karen O'Grady, who had divorced him due to his infidelity but remained close friends until her death. I Still Do (song) "I Still Do" is a song by Bill Medley from the album of the same name. Among his country music singles,