Plus ultra (motto)

Plus ultra (/ˌplʊs ˈʊltrɑː/, Latin: [ˈpluːs ˈʊltraː], Spanish: [plus ˈultɾa]; Latin meaning "further beyond"; in Spanish, más allá) is the national motto of Spain. It is adopted from the personal motto of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (and King of Spain as Charles I) which is derived from the opposite Latin original Non plus ultra, which means "Not(hing) further beyond". While "Plus ultra" means the political ambition of the Holy Roman Empire to become a worldpower after the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, "Non plus ultra" got the meaning of "Nothing better" (top notch, unbeatable) in a common sense.