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>The name was changed from Iberia into Spain because of Hispan, he was the grandson of Hercules (who killed the the previous king, Geryon in his labors in the Western Mediterranean)
>Hispan, Espan, Hispalo or Hispano, is a mythological character of Antiquity, who would derive the name Hispania, according to some ancient writers. Therefore, Hispan is the eponymous hero of Hispania. Hispan is mentioned first by the Gallo-Roman historian Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (1st century BC) in his work Historiae Philippicae, preserved only in a later summary, probably made in the 3rd century AD by Justinus. During the Middle Ages, Hispan was also known as Espan, with various legends told of him
>The first genealogical affiliation of the character of Hispan occurs in the Estoria of Spain commissioned by Alfonso X the Wise in the 13th century, in which he is mentioned as a nephew of Hercules who arrived with him to the Iberian Peninsula. Later versions of the legend present him as the son of the Greek hero and others, even later, as the son of Hispalo and grandson of Hercules
>The Pillars of Hercules appear as supporters of the flag and coat of arms of Spain, originating in the impresa of Spain's sixteenth century king Charles I, who was also the Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V. It was an idea of the Italian humanist Luigi Marliano. It bears the motto Plus Ultra, Latin for further beyond, implying that the pillars were a gateway. This was modified from the phrase Nec plus ultra, Nothing more beyond after the discovery of the Americas, which laid to rest the idea of the Pillars of Hercules as the westernmost extremity of the inhabitable world which had prevailed since Antiquity
>The name was changed from Iberia into Spain because of Hispan, he was the grandson of Hercules (who killed the the previous king, Geryon in his labors in the Western Mediterranean)
>Hispan, Espan, Hispalo or Hispano, is a mythological character of Antiquity, who would derive the name Hispania, according to some ancient writers. Therefore, Hispan is the eponymous hero of Hispania. Hispan is mentioned first by the Gallo-Roman historian Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (1st century BC) in his work Historiae Philippicae, preserved only in a later summary, probably made in the 3rd century AD by Justinus. During the Middle Ages, Hispan was also known as Espan, with various legends told of him
>The first genealogical affiliation of the character of Hispan occurs in the Estoria of Spain commissioned by Alfonso X the Wise in the 13th century, in which he is mentioned as a nephew of Hercules who arrived with him to the Iberian Peninsula. Later versions of the legend present him as the son of the Greek hero and others, even later, as the son of Hispalo and grandson of Hercules
>The Pillars of Hercules appear as supporters of the flag and coat of arms of Spain, originating in the impresa of Spain's sixteenth century king Charles I, who was also the Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V. It was an idea of the Italian humanist Luigi Marliano. It bears the motto Plus Ultra, Latin for further beyond, implying that the pillars were a gateway. This was modified from the phrase Nec plus ultra, Nothing more beyond after the discovery of the Americas, which laid to rest the idea of the Pillars of Hercules as the westernmost extremity of the inhabitable world which had prevailed since Antiquity
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