Question

What was the name of the country before it was called spain? A. latina B. portugal c. hispania d. español

Answer 1

The correct answer is - c. Hispania.

Hispania is just a latin term for the name Spain, though it has to be taken in notice that the Spanish people don't call the country Spain, but it is Espana in their own respective Spanish language, which is essentially the same, just that the English term is adjusted to the English language.

Answer 2

The name of the country before it was called Spain is:

(C) Hispania.

Further explanation

In the past, Hispania was the name used to refer to the Iberian Peninsula. This name was given by the Phoenicians. In 19 BC, the territory of Hispania was successfully conquered by the Romans through the Punic war.

Roman power in the region of Hispania did not prevail for so long. Evidently, in 711, the Muslim nation succeeded in taking control of Hispania and called it the Al Andalus region.

When the Muslim and Christian kingdoms were still in power, the name Hispania was used to call the Iberian region that controlled by Muslims only. But at the end of the 12th century, the Muslims kingdom Granada and the Christian kingdom such as, Leon, Castile, Navarra, Aragon, and Portugal joined in the same region called Spain (España). Nowadays, we know the Iberian region consists of two countries, Spain and Portugal.

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Answer details

Subject: Geography

Chapter: Europe continent

Keywords: the former name of Spain, the history of Spain, the Iberian Peninsula, Hispania, Espana, the history behind the name of Spain, countries in the Iberian region