What do the colors of Spain's flag represent?

Flag of Spain. The Spanish flag is a red and yellow horizontal triband. Spain's flag was officially adopted on December 19, 1981. ... The Spanish coat of arms depicts two crown-topped pillars of Hercules (with red banners displaying the motto in Latin, "PLUS ULTRA," meaning "More Beyond," alluding to Columbus' ... read more

The red and yellow colors contained in the Spanish flag represent the colors of the original Spanish kingdoms. The Spanish flag also contains a coat of arms containing the Pillars of Hercules, which are meant to represent Gibraltar and Cueta. Continue Reading. read more

Spain Flag. flag colors: red,yellow. description: The curent version of the flag of Spain was adopted on October 5, 1981 and it has the proportion 2: 3. The spanish flag has three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red. The yellow stripe is twice the size of each red stripe. read more

The Spanish flag has stripes of red above and below a wider band of yellow, containing a simplified version of Spain's coat-of-arms. read more