Overview
Rivas is a surname of Spanish origin, likely derived from riba, an archaic term for the shore of a river. Notable people with the surname include:
Government
Cándido Muatetema Rivas (1960–2014), Equatorial Guinea politician
Francisco Rivas Almada, Paraguayan Minister of Industry and Commerce
Juan José González Rivas (born 1951), Spanish jurist and magistrate
Luz Rivas (born 1974), American politician in California
Martín Rivas Texeira (born 1969), Peruvian politician and lawyer
Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (1922–2003), Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and politician
Patricio Rivas, President of Nicaragua from 1855 to 1857 as a puppet of William Walker
Robert Rivas (politician) (born 1980), American politician in California
Sports
Boxing
Adonis Rivas (born 1972), Nicaraguan boxer and former WBO Super Flyweight and Flyweight world champion
Óscar Rivas (born 1987), Colombian boxer
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