Lusitania of the strait. Lusitania Lusitania (; ; ) or Hispania Lusitana was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and part of western Spain (the present autonomous community of Extremadura and a part of the province of Salamanca) lie. It was named after the Lusitani or Lusitanian people (an Indo-European people). Its capital was "Emerita Augusta" (currently Mérida, Spain), and it was initially part of the Roman Republic province of Hispania Ulterior, before becoming a province of its own in the Roman Empire. Romans first came to the territory around the mid-2nd century
Lusitania (1805 ship) Lusitania (1805 ship) Lusitania was a British merchant vessel launched in 1804. She emerges from the general background for two notable events in her history, one in 1813 when the French Navy captured and released her, and then between 1826 and 1830 for a whaling voyage. On 27 August 1807, Captain John Carman received a letter of marque for "Lusitania". In 1813 "Lusitania"s owner was Buckle, and her master changed from Bennett to Johnston. On 27 November 1813 "Lusitania" and four other merchant vessels left Portsmouth in a convoy under escort by . The other four were: Due to a