José de Ribas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

José de Ribas

Russian admiral

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1751

Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1800

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About José de Ribas

  • Josep de Ribas y Boyons (6 June 1749 – 14 December [O.S.
  • 2 December] 1800), known in Spanish as José Pascual Domingo de Ribas y Boyons and in Russian as Iosif (Osip) Mikhailovich Deribas (Russian: ??´??? (?´???) ????´?????? ??????´?), was a Spanish military officer from Naples, in Russian service.
  • After Empress Catherine took advantage of Potocki's successful international trading post of the Polish Black Sea Trading Company, in Russian-ruled Kherson, she founded Odessa.
  • In recognition of de Ribas' famous victory at nearby Khadjibey, the future city's most famous street, Deribasovskaya, was named after him.

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