"Santa Rita, Animated Engine", 1881. Spain, Madrid. Motor vehicle. The inventors affirmed that one only man was enough to run the "Santa Rita" engine for ten hours without experiencing fatigue, and that the speed on the roads could be 25 to 40 kilometres per hour. The engine worked without any type of fuel, using only mechanical action combined with its different parts. System invented by Luis Drumen and Angel Saco de la Peña. Engraving by Tomás Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Española y Americana, 1881.

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