UNIT 4: SPAIN'S POLITICS AND CULTURE

What are we going to learn?

- The symbols that represent our country.
- Our Constitution.
- Rights and responsabilities of citizens.
- How Spain is organised.
- The Autonomous Communities.

4.1. SYMBOLS OF SPAIN

• The flag.

It is described in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, it consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being twice the size of each red stripe.

•  The coat of arms.

• Coat of Arms: The country's coat of arms is composed of six other coats of arms, including those of Aragon, House of Bourbon, Castile, Granada, Leon and Navarre.
  On either side of the Coat of Arms are the Pillars of Hercules and the Spanish national motto "Plus Ultra", further beyond. It is topped by the royal crown of Spain.

• The National anthem.

It is called the "Marcha Real" and it has no official lyrics.