Plus Ultra

Plus ultra

Plus ultra is a Latin phrase and the national motto of Spain. A reversal of the original phrase non plus ultra, said to have been inscribed as a warning on the Pillars of Hercules at the Strait of Gibraltar, it has metaphorical suggestions of taking risks and striving for excellence. Its original version, the personal motto of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, also Duke of Burgundy and King of Spain, was Plus oultre in French. It appears on the columns of the Spanish coat of arms, in reference to the discovery of the New World.

Plus Ultra (aircraft)

Plus Ultra is a Dornier Do J flying boat which completed the first transatlantic flight between Spain and South America in January 1926 with a crew of Spanish aviators which included Major Ramón Franco, Captain Julio Ruiz de Alda Miqueleiz, Sub-Lieutenant Juan Manuel Durán, and the mechanic Pablo Rada.

plus

Preposition

1. And; sum of the previous one and the following one.
2. With; having in addition.

Conjunction

1. And also; in addition; besides (which).

ultra

Adjective

1. Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.

Noun

1. A political extremist, in particular.