The coat of arms of Spain, flanked by the Pillars of Hercules bearing the motto plus ultra Wooden panelling in Charles V's palace in the Alhambra Motto of the city of Binche, Belgium. Plus ultra (Latin: [pluːs ˈʊltraː], Spanish: [plus ˈultɾa], English: "further beyond") is a Latin phrase and the national motto of Spain. [1]

At the beginning of his reign in 1516, Charles I, the young monarch of Spain, adopted "Plus Ultra" as his motto, a Latin phrase that translates into English as “further beyond”. His shield,...

Its design consists of the arms of the medieval kingdoms that would unite to form Spain in the 15th century, the Royal Crown, the arms of the House of Bourbon, the Pillars of Hercules and the Spanish national motto: Plus Ultra.

Francoist Spain's coat of arms incorporates the mottos "Una Grande Libre" and Plus Ultra. It consists of the traditional Spanish escutcheon (the arms of Castile, León, Aragon, Navarre and Granada), as well as other heraldic icons such as the Pillars of Hercules.

Este lema se utilizó en expresión del dinamismo del nuevo Imperio español y para animar a los navegantes a desafiar la antigua advertencia de la mitología griega, según la cual Hércules había puesto dos pilares en el estrecho de Gibraltar, y se creía que eran el límite del mundo, la última frontera que los navegantes del Mediterráneo podían alca...

The Masonic term "Plus Ultra" ("more beyond") appears on a banner between two pillars (representing Masonry) in an emblem from Whitney's Choice of Emblems (1586). (Bacon is said to have published this book.)

On either side of the Coat of Arms are the Pillars of Hercules, the mythological name given to the Straits of Gibraltar. The banner round the pillars says "Plus Ultra" which means more beyond' in Latin, referring to the Americas and the former Spanish territories.

Nov 17, 2011 · One of the most outstanding and earliest cabinets to survive in Europe, this piece is known as the Plus Oultra cabinet owing to the Pillars of Hercules, the personal emblem of Charles V, and his motto 'Plus Ultra', which decorate the inside of the fall-front lid (figure 2).

Plus ultra is Spain’s moto and can be seen on many tiles, especially in the royal palaces, the Alhambra and the Alcazar. It translates to ‘further beyond’ and the two pillars represent the Pillars of Hercules, which were situated at the Strait of Gibraltar.

The inside of the fall front is emblazoned with the emblems of Charles V: the Pillars of Hercules, the Plus Ultra motto, Saint Andrew's crosses and laurel motifs, while the allegorical figures of Temperance and Justice adorning the sides of the cabinet symbolise the …