| ![Show Contents]() Ribas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain Noble surnames, such as Ribas, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Ribas, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Ribas family originally lived near a river bank or seaside. The surname Ribas is derived from the word riparia, which is further derived form the Latin word ripa, which mean river bank or seaside. Early Origins of the Ribas familyThe surname Ribas was first found in Leon, in northwestern Spain. Early History of the Ribas familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ribas research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1212, 1236, 1243, 1248, 1265, 1576 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Ribas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ribas Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rivas, Riva, Ribas, Riba, de Rivas, de Ribas, de la Riva, de la Riba, de Riva, de Riba and many more. Early Notables of the Ribas familyProminent among members of the family - Andres Perez De Ribas (1576-1655), a Spanish Jesuit missionary, and historian of north-western Mexico
- 19th century Venezuelan military officer José Félix Ribas
 Ribas migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Ribas Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Antón de Ribas, who sailed to Río de la Plata in 1535
- Juan de Ribas, who sailed to Veragua in 1535
Ribas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro Ribas, aged 25, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1820 1
- Salvador Ribas, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1823 1
- I M Ribas, aged 24, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
- Manuel Ribas, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1838 1
- Francisco Ribas, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1839 1
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| Ribas migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2Ribas Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century- Menashe Ribas, who landed in Jamaica in 1741 1
- Monashe Ribas, who arrived in Jamaica in 1741 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ribas (post 1700) | + |
- Federico Ribas, Spanish artist
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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Ribas migration to the United States 
Ribas migration to West Indies 
