Before the discovery of America, NW Spain was considered the end of the earth (thus the cape of Finisterre) and the words "non plus ultra" (not any further) were part of the Spanish seal. After the 1492 the seal was modified by removing "non" (not) as seen in the following pic.
6 posted on 04/30/2011 1:28:53 PM PDT by Former Fetus
