Coat of Arms of Spain

Plus Ultra (Latin for further beyond, more beyond or yet beyond) is the national motto of Spain and a number of other institutions including Jurong Junior College in Singapore,Malden Catholic High School in Massachusetts, Newstead Girls College, the oldest existing public school in Sri Lanka and the Colombian Navy. It was the personal motto of both Charles V and Sir Francis Bacon. In its Old French equivalent, Plus Oultre, it is also the motto of the Belgian municipality of Binche. Image File history File links Escudo_de_España. ... Image File history File links Escudo_de_España. ... Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Jurong Junior College was the ninth junior college established by the Ministry of Education in March 1981. ... Malden Catholic High School, founded in 1932, is a private, Catholic secondary school for young men located in Malden, Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  Ranked 44th  - Total 10,555 sq mi (27,360 km²)  - Width 183 miles (295 km)  - Length 113 miles (182 km)  - % water 13. ... Newstead Girls College, Negombo is the oldest existing public school in Sri Lanka, founded by Wesleyan ministers in 1815-1816. ... The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... Colombias Ministry of Defense, charged with the countrys internal and external defense and security, has an Army, Navy (which includes both marines and coast guard) Air Force, and National Police under the leadership of a civilian Minister of Defense. ... Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. ... Sir Francis Bacon Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans (January 22, 1561 - April 9, 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist. ... Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories corresponding roughly to the northern half of modern France and parts of Belgium and Switzerland from around 1000 to 1300 A.D. It was known at the time as the langue doïl to distinguish it from the langue... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Binche is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ...

Nec Plus Ultra

Earl Rosenthal, author of The Palace of Charles V in Granada (1985), has researched the origin of the of the motto. It is closely associated with the Pillars of Hercules, which according to Roman mythology were built by Hercules, near the Straits of Gibraltar, marking the edge of the then known world. According to mythology the pillars bore the warning Nec Plus Ultra (also Non Plus Ultra, "nothing further beyond"), serving as a warning to sailors and navigators to go no further. The Pillars of Hercules Monument at Jews Gate, Gibraltar The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name given to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. ... Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... Hercules and the Nemean Lion (detail), silver plate, 6th century BC (Cabinet des Médailles, Paris) Hercules is the Latin name used in Rome for the divinity corresponding to the Greek mythological hero Heracles (or Herakles). ... The Strait of Gibraltar as seen from space. ...

Charles V

Motto of the city of Binche (Belgium)

It is believed that the young Charles V adopted Plus Ultra as his motto at the suggestion of his doctor and personal advisor Luigi Marliano. The idea was to encourage him to ignore the ancient warning and encourage him to take risks and go further beyond. Charles V was born in Ghent in modern Belgium and as a result the motto is also used in this region. Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 603 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 603 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Binche is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. ... Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. ... Ghent municipality and district in the province East Flanders Ghent (IPA: ; Gent in Dutch; Gand in French, formerly Gaunt in English) is a city and a municipality located in Flanders, Belgium. ...

Spain

The motto became popular in Spain after Charles V became king of both Aragon and Castile in the early 1500s. It subsequently became the motto of Habsburg Spain and featured on the Spanish dollar. The motto was used to encourage Spanish explorers to go beyond the Pillars of Hercules and onto the New World. Today the inscription, along with the Pillars of Hercules, is featured on both the national flag and emblem of modern Spain. It was also featured on the shield of the Second Spanish Republic. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. ... Here is a list of the rulers of Aragon, now a region of north-eastern Spain. ... This is a list of counts, kings, and queens of Castile. ... During the reign of Emperor Charles V (Carlos I of Spain), who ascended the thrones of the kingdoms of Spain after the death of his grandfather Ferdinand, Habsburg Spain controlled territory ranging from Philippines to the Netherlands, and was, for a time, Europes greatest power. ... The Spanish dollar or peso (literally, weight) is a silver coin that was minted in the Spanish Empire after a Spanish currency reform in 1497. ... The Pillars of Hercules Monument at Jews Gate, Gibraltar The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name given to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. ... Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, c. ... The Pillars of Hercules Monument at Jews Gate, Gibraltar The Pillars of Hercules is the ancient name given to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 Flag of Spain The government flag of Spain in its current form was adopted on December 19, 1981, when the coat of arms was last changed. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1926 a crew of Spanish aviators, including Ramón Franco and Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz, completed a Trans-Atlantic flight on a hydroplane named the Plus Ultra. 1930 saw the formation of a Madrid-based football team AD Plus Ultra, which eventually developed into Real Madrid Castilla. In more recent times, the Plus Ultra Brigade was a brigade of troops from five Spanish speaking countries including Spain, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador, which served in the Iraq War. An aviator is a person who flies aircraft for pleasure or as a profession. ... Ramón Franco. ... Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz (born in Estella, Navarre, 1897) was a Spanish aviator and politicain. ... Plus Ultra was a Dornier Do J hydroplane which completed a Trans-Atlantic flight in January 1926 with a crew of Spanish aviators, that included Ramón Franco and Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz, Juan Manuel Duran and Pablo Rada. ... Location Coordinates : 40° 23’N , 3°43′0″W Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Villa de Madrid (Spanish) Spanish name Villa de Madrid Founded 9th century Postal code 28001-28080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 91 (Villa de Madrid) Website http://www. ... Real Madrid Castilla is a Spanish football team that plays in the Segunda División A. It is the reserve team of Real Madrid. ... Real Madrid Castilla is a Spanish football team that plays in the Segunda División A. It is the reserve team of Real Madrid. ... Multinational troops near the ancient city of Babylon The Plus Ultra Brigade, or Brigada Hispanoamericana, was a military contingent of mixed personnel from Spain (some 1,300 troops) , the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (about 1,200 troops between the four), which was commissioned to support coalition troops... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...

Malden Catholic Crest

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (776x900, 130 KB)Malden Catholic Crest This is a logo of a corporation, sports team, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (776x900, 130 KB)Malden Catholic Crest This is a logo of a corporation, sports team, or other organization, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ...

External links

• Malden Catholic High School
• Plus Ultra Brigade