Hispania is possibly a derivation of I - Shipania , a Punic word . What does this translate as ?
" Hispania " may derive from the poetic use of the term " Hesperia " , reflecting the Greek perception of Italy as a " western land " or " land of the setting sun " ( " Hesperia " , " Ἑσπερία " in Greek ) and Spain , being still further west , as " Hesperia ultima " .