When Mariano Atanacio Rivas Herrera was born about 1833, in Camaná, Arequipa, Peru, his father, Gregorio Rivas, was 46 and his mother, Antonia Herrera, was 46. He married Juana Francisca Riega Fernandez on 1 March 1862, in Camaná, Arequipa, Peru. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 12 June 1898, in his hometown, at the age of 66.
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Peru and Bolivia join in short-lived confederation.
Chinese workers numbering up to 100,000 arrive in Peru as menial laborers.
Peruvian-Spanish war. Peru wins war with Spain.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Luis, Manuel, Carlos, Jesus, Francisco, Miguel, Rafael, Jorge, Ruben, Julio.
Spanish and Galician: habitational name from any of the places called Rivas or Ribas (see Ribas ).
Catalan: variant of Ribas .
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