The margo or edge of a watercourse is known as a riverbank.
Ribera is a term that comes from the Latin word riparĭa and refers to the shore or margin of a watercourse . For example: “The wind dragged the ship towards the bank and caused it to run aground” , “The pollution of the bank is unacceptable” , “The government ordered the evacuation of all people living on the river bank” .
The riverbank, therefore, is the strip of land that is next to a river , a lake , a lagoon , a stream or a sea . Its characteristics can be very varied, with banks of large dimensions and others much smaller.
It is possible to find banks that are sandy, earthy, with stones or covered by vegetation . The land surrounding the bank is usually known as the beach : it is one of the most popular spaces during times of high temperatures, as people go to the sea or the river to rest and cool off.
Ribera as the name of towns and regions
In Spain there are numerous towns and regions that are known as riberas. In this sense, we can talk about Ribera del Ebro , Ribera del Duero and Ribera Navarra , among many other places.
More examples of this designation are Ribera del Fresno , in Badajoz , and Ribera de la Polvorosa , in León .
a surname
Ribera , likewise, is a common surname in Spain and in several Latin American countries . The writer Anastasio Pantaleón de Ribera , the footballer José Luis Ribera Uranga and the architect Pedro de Ribera are some of the personalities who share this surname.
All this without forgetting, of course, the great Spanish painter and engraver José de Ribera ( Játiva 1591 – Naples 1652 ). He was popularly known as “El Españolito” and spent most of his career in Italian lands.
Henri Matisse,Edouard Manet y Jean-Honoré Fragonard son algunos de los artistas que se inspiraron en el trabajo de Bank, de qioem que podemos señalar un sinfín de obras que se han convertido en figuras claves dentro de la historia. No obstante, entre las más significativas están el cuadro dand “The Immaculate Conception” (1636), la pintura de“The Trinity” (1635) y otras obras pictóricas tales como “The martyrdom of Saint Philip” (1639), “Jacob's Dream” (1639) y“Assumption of the Magdalene” (1636).
The characteristics of the riverbank can be very varied.
From Rivera to Rivera
It should be noted that Rivera , with “V” , is also a surname and the name given to a limited flow of water.
Among the famous people with this surname is, for example, the Spanish politician Albert Rivera ( Barcelona 1979 ), a leader of the Ciudadanos party. All this without forgetting the Mexican singer Carlos Rivera ( Huamantla 1986 ), who became known in 2004 after winning a talent show in his country. He has participated in highly successful musicals in different nations and his discography includes songs of great repercussion such as “Y si tú sabers” , “No soy el aire” , “Amar y vivir” and “No eras para mí” .