Ribera

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Ribera is a Spanish word that translates into "the basin of a river", and may refer to:

Locations

  • Ribera, Agrigento, a comune in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
  • Ribera Alta, Álava, a municipality in the province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain
  • Ribera Alta (comarca), a comarca in the province of Valencia, Spain
  • Ribera Baixa, a comarca in the province of Valencia, Spain
  • Ribera Baja, the Spanish name of the municipality of Ribera Baja/Erribera Beitia in the province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain
  • Ribera de Arriba, a municipality in the province of Asturias, Spain
  • Ribera del Duero, a wine-producing region and Denominación de Origen in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain
  • Ribera d'Ebre, a comarca in Catalonia, Spain
  • Ribera del Fresno, a municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
  • Ribera d'Ondara, a municipality in the comarca of the Segarra, Catalonia, Spain
  • Ribera d'Urgellet, a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell, Catalonia, Spain
  • Ribera, New Mexico, a small village in northern New Mexico, U.S.

Ribera is the surname of

  • Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652), the Spanish painter who worked in Italy. Sometimes also known as Giuseppe (Italian) or José, or as "Lo Spagnoletto"
  • Francisco de Ribera
  • Matteo de Ribera
  • Julio Ribera, Spanish comic artist
  • San Juan de Ribera, Archbishop of Valencia

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