British Motor Corporation licence, its name was: 'AUTHI' -'Automoviles de Turismo Hispano-Ingleses' -'Spanish-English Tourism Automobiles'. The factory was in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, and when the production of Austin and Mini cars was discontinued, Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo (SEAT), owned by the state and some banks and industrial investors, purchased the factory. After the takeover of SEAT by Volkswagen, SEAT made an 'internal' resale of the Pamplona factory, formerly Authi, to Volkswagen, which soon started producing there the 'Polo'. The Wilson Labour government (1964–1970) came to power at a time when British manufacturing industry was in decline and decided that the remedy
Mercedes de Lasala de Riglos Mercedes de Lasala de Riglos Mercedes de Lasala de Riglos or (incorrectly) Ana Lasala de Riglos (23 September 1764 – 1 January 1837), known as Madame Riglos, was an Argentinian patriot and socialite during the period when Argentina was gaining its independence from Spain. Her home was a meeting place where information could be exchanged and the issues of the day discussed. In 1823 she was one of the founders of the famous philanthropic society Sociedad de Beneficencia de Buenos Aires and served as its first president. María Josefa de las Mercedes Lasala Fernández Larrazabal was born in Buenos Aires