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Rivera (other)
Rivera may refer to: People * Rivera (surname), people with the surname * Rivera (given name): ** José Rivera Indarte (1814–1845), Argentine poet and journalist Places * Rivera, Buenos Aires, a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina * Rivera, Huila, Colombia * Rivera, Switzerland ** Rivera-Bironico railway station * Rivera Department, Uruguay ** Rivera, capital of that department * Pico Rivera, California See also * Ribera (other) * Riviera (other) ''Riviera'' is an old term for the coast of Liguria, now used specifically for the French Riviera and the Italian Riviera. For coastal areas popular with tourists that may be called ''rivieras'', see Riviera. Riviera may also refer to: Places *F ... * Riva (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivera (surname)
Rivera is a surname of Spanish and Italian origin which was the old spelling of ''ribera'', the Spanish word for "riverbank". People with the surname * Adrienne Rivera, American para-alpine skier * Albert Rivera (born 1979), Catalan politician * Alberto Rivera (activist) (1935–1997), anti-Catholic religious activist * Alexis Marie Rivera (1977–2012), American transgender advocate * Alicia Herrera Rivera (1928-2013), Chilean feminist lawyer * Andy Rivera (born 1994), Colombian urbano singer * Angélica Rivera (born 1969), Mexican actress * Aníbal Meléndez Rivera (1948–2021), Puerto Rican politician * Antonio Rivera (1963–2005), Puerto Rican boxer * Ariel Rivera (born 1966), Filipino actor and singer * Arturo Rivera (1945–2020), Mexican artist * Belarmino Rivera (born 1956), retired Honduran football player * Brent Rivera (born 1998), American social media personality * Carlos Rivera (born 1986), Mexican singer * Carlos Rivera (other), multiple people * Chiquis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Rivera Indarte
José Rivera Indarte (1814 in Córdoba – 1845 in Santa Catarina) was an Argentine poet and journalist. He was at times both a supporter and critic of Juan Manuel de Rosas, writing first the "'' Anthem of the restorers''" and later the "'' Blood tables''". Early political career Indarte studied in Buenos Aires, and developed a taste for poetry. He later moved to Montevideo, where he wrote the newspaper "''El Investigador''" (''The Investigator''). He was deported back to Buenos Aires by Uruguayan President Fructuoso Rivera, at the request of his minister Manuel Oribe. In Buenos Aires, he joined the federalist party and wrote a poem comparing Rozas with an ear of corn ("''Mazorca''") because of his blond hair. The members of the Popular Restoring Society would take the name "''Mazorca''" as a distinctive name. He also wrote the "'' Anthem of the restorers''" for Rosas; Rosas was then known as the "''Restorer of laws''". Move to Montevideo In 1837, Indarte started to be monitored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivera, Buenos Aires
Rivera is a settlement located near the town of Carhué in the southwest region of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in Adolfo Alsina Partido. Rivera was founded by Jewish immigrants who came from Russia, Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe at the beginning of 20th century. History During the first decade of 20th century, Jews persecuted by the Czar Nicholas II of Russia from different places in the world began arriving in Argentina. They settled down mainly in the provinces of Entre Rios and Santa Fe in colonies established by the Jewish Colonization Association, with a seat in London and directed by Baron Maurice de Hirsch Moritz Freiherr von Hirsch auf Gereuth (german: Moritz Freiherr von Hirsch auf Gereuth; french: Maurice, baron de Hirsch de Gereuth; 9 December 1831 – 21 April 1896), commonly known as Maurice de Hirsch, was a German Jewish financier and phila .... Many of these settlers laid down in the fields around Rivera. Initially, a little more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivera, Switzerland
Rivera is a former municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 History Rivera is first mentioned in 1296 as ''Sorenzino''. In 1348 it was mentioned as ''Rivera''. Archeological objects and graves from the and the |
Rivera-Bironico Railway Station
Rivera-Bironico railway station ( it, Stazione di Rivera-Bironico) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Ticino and municipality of Monteceneri. The station takes its name from the nearby villages of Rivera and Bironico, and is on the original line of the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard railway between Bellinzona and Lugano. This line has been by-passed by the Ceneri Base Tunnel The Ceneri Base Tunnel (CBT, it, Galleria di base del Monte Ceneri) is a Swiss railway base tunnel in the canton of Ticino. It passes under Monte Ceneri between Camorino in the Magadino Flat and Vezia near Lugano; it bypasses the former h ... since 2020, and most trains between Lugano and Bellinzona now use the base tunnel rather than passing through Rivera-Bironico station. Just to the north of the station, the line enters the original high-level Monte Ceneri Tunnel. Services the following services stop at Rivera-Bironico: * : half-hourly between and and hourly service to . Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivera Department
Rivera Department () is a department of the northern region of Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering .... It has an area of and a population of 103,493. Its capital is the city of Rivera. It borders Brazil to the north and east, Cerro Largo Department to the southeast, Tacuarembó Department to the south and west and Salto Department to the northwest. History The first division of the Republic in six departments happened in 1816. Two more departments were formed later that year. At that time, Paysandú Department included all the territory north of the Río Negro, which included the present-day departments of Artigas, Rivera, Tacuarembó, Salto, Paysandú and Río Negro. On 17 June 1837 a new division of Uruguay was made and this territory was divided in three pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivera
Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of around 200,000 inhabitants. As of the census of 2011, it is the sixth most populated city of Uruguay. History On 21 March 1860 a ''pueblo'' (village) named Pereira was created by the Act of Ley Nº 614. On 7 May 1862, it was substituted by the ''villa'' (town) named Ceballos and founded by the Act of Ley Nº 704, in honour of the Spanish viceroy Pedro de Cevallos. In July 1867 it took on the official name Rivera and was recognized as a ''villa''. The Brazilian town Santana do Livramento already existed just across the border. On 1 October 1884, it became capital of the Department of Rivera by the Act of Ley Nº 1.757. Its status was elevated to ''ciudad'' (city) on 10 June 1912 by the Act of Ley Nº 4.006. In 1943, the Plaza Internacion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pico Rivera, California
Pico Rivera is a city located in southeastern Los Angeles County, California. The city is situated approximately southeast of downtown Los Angeles, on the eastern edge of the Los Angeles basin, and on the southern edge of the area known as the San Gabriel Valley. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, as well as Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), are in close proximity. As of the 2020 United States census, the city has a population of 62,088. Pico Rivera is bordered by Montebello to the west, Downey to the south, Santa Fe Springs to the southeast, and Whittier to the east. History and culture Pico Rivera was founded in 1958, from the merger of the long-standing unincorporated communities of Pico (named for Pío Pico, the last Mexican governor of California) and Rivera (the Spanish word for "riverbank"). Situated on a rich alluvial plain between the Rio Hondo and the San Gabriel River, the area was once predominantly agricultural; but, at the end of WWII, the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribera (other)
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, Costa Rica, a former port on Aranjuez River * 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 * La Ribera, a municipality in the Principality 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, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riviera (other)
''Riviera'' is an old term for the coast of Liguria, now used specifically for the French Riviera and the Italian Riviera. For coastal areas popular with tourists that may be called ''rivieras'', see Riviera. Riviera may also refer to: Places *French Riviera, in southeast France and Monaco *Italian Riviera, in northwest Italy *Turkish Riviera, in southwest Turkey * Irish Riviera, a term used to refer to various locations in the United States with high population of Irish Americans *Portuguese Riviera, in Cascais/Estoril coast, Portugal *English Riviera, a nickname for Torbay in Devon and the surrounding area *Riviera (district), Switzerland * Riviera (Ticino), a municipality in Switzerland *Riviera, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa *Riviera, Texas, an unincorporated community * La Riviera, Sacramento County, California, a census-designated place * Riviera Ridge, Antarctica * 1426 Riviera, an asteroid In business *Riviera (nightclub), formerly outside of New York Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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