 GALICIA - Spain/España
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Galicia (also Galiza) is an autonomous community, with the status of historic nationality in the northwest of Spain.
Galiza and Galicia are two officially recognized spellings of the country's name in Galician. The Roman name for the region (the oldest recorded) was "Gallaecia", but the use of a "z" has a claim to antiquity relative as long as “Galiza” is found in the initial texts written in the Galizan-Luso-language, and was only gradually replaced by “Galicia” during the Leon-Castillian domination of the Kingdom, still exerted today.
Therefore, the use of Galicia is considered a Spanish interference by many, who consider the ancient form as the purest one (linguistically speaking). Logically, leftist nationalist parties and organizations nationwide (such as BNG) use only Galiza.
The name Galicia comes from the Latin name Gallaecia, associated with the name of the ancient Celtic tribe that resided above the Douro river, the Gallaeci or Callaeci in Latin, and Kallaikoi in Greek (these tribes were mentioned by Herodotus).
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