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' discovery of the New World). The two columns flank a shield that displays a castle, a lion wearing a crown, red and yellow vertical stripes, chain mail, and three fleurs-de-lis in an oval in the center. An ornate red and golden crown sits atop the shield.

1. Does the flag of Spain have horizontal or vertical stripes?____________________________

2. What animal is pictured in the Spanish coat of arms? ____________________________

3. What type of building is pictured in the Spanish coat of arms. ____________________________

4. When was the Spanish flag officially adopted? ____________________________________