Vasconia

Vasconia (sometimes Wasconia) is an historical name derived from the ancient tribe of the Vascones and used in different times, specially in the Middle Ages, to refer to the Basque territories. It may refer to:

  • The Duchy of Vasconia of the Early Middle Ages.
  • Gascony, whose name is a direct derivation of Wasconia.
  • The Latin name for the Basque Country.
  • Saski Baskonia, a Vitoria-Gasteiz basketball team.

Additionally some authors have used this term in their works, notably:

  • Federico Krutwig, who wrote Vasconia (1963) and La Nueva Vasconia (1979) (La nueva Vasconia, ISBN 84-85288-60-2)