See also:

• EBRO (anc. Iberus or Hiberus)

EBRO (anc. Iberus or Hiberus)  , the only one of the five See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers of the Iberian See also:

• PENINSULA
• PENINSULA (Lat. paeninsula, from paene, almost, and insula, an island)

Peninsula (See also:

• TAGUS (Span. Tajo, Portug. Tejo)

Tagus, See also:

• DOURO (Span. Duero, Port. Douro, anc. Durius)

Douro, See also:

• EBRO (anc. Iberus or Hiberus)

Ebro, See also:

• GUADALQUIVIR (ancient Baetis, Moorish Wadi al Kebir, "the Great River ")

Guadalquivir, See also:

• GUADIANA (anc. Anas, Moorish Wadi Ana)

Guadiana) which flows into the Mediterranean . The Ebro rises at Fuentibre, a See also:

• HAMLET

hamlet among the Cantabrian Mountains, in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• SANTANDER
• SANTANDER (ancient Portus Blendium or Fanum S. Andreae)

Santander; at Reinosa, 4 M. See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east, it is joined on the right by the Hijar, and thus gains considerably in See also:

• VOLUME

volume . It flows generally east by See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south through a tortuous valley as far as See also:

• MIRANDA, FRANCESCO (c. 1754-1816)

Miranda de Ebro, passing through the celebrated See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge known as La Horadada (" the perforated "), near Ofla in See also:

• BURGOS

Burgos . From Miranda it winds south-eastward through the wide See also:

• BASIN, or BASON (the older form bacin is found in many of the Romanic languages, from the Late Lat. baccinus or bacchinus, probably derived from bacca, a bowl)
• BASIN, THOMAS (1412—1491)

basin enclosed on the right by the See also:

• HIGHLANDS, THE

highlands of Old See also:

• CASTILE, or CASTILLE (Castilla)

Castile and western See also:

• ARAGON, or ARRAGON (in Span. Aragon)

Aragon, and on the See also:

• LEFT

left by the See also:

• PYRENEES [Span. Pirineos, Fr. Pyrenees]

Pyrenees . The See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief cities on its See also:

• BANKS, GEORGE LINNAEUS (1821-1881)
• BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS (1816–1894)
• BANKS, SIR JOSEPH
• BANKS, THOMAS (1735-1805)

banks are Logrono, See also:

• CALAHORRA (anc. Calagurris)

Calahorra, See also:

• TUDELA

Tudela, See also:

• SARAGOSSA (Zaragoza)
• SARAGOSSA, COUNCILS OF (Concilia Caesarauguslana)

Saragossa and Caspe . Near See also:

• MORA, JOSE (1638-1725)
• MORA, or MORRA (Ital. delay)

Mora in See also:

• CATALONIA (Cataluna)

Catalonia it forces a way through the coastal mountains, and, passing See also:

• TORTOSA

Tortosa, falls into the Mediterranean about 8o m. south-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west of See also:

• BARCELONA

Barcelona, after forming by its See also:

• DELTA (from the shape of the Gr. letter A, delta, originally used of the mouth of the Nile)

delta a conspicuous See also:

• PROJECTION

projection on the otherwise See also:

• REGULAR

regular See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast See also:

• LINE

line . In its length, approximately 465 m., the Ebro is inferior to the Tagus, Guadiana and Douro; it drains an See also:

• AREA

area of nearly 32,000 sq. m . Its See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal tributaries are—from the right haid the Jalon with its affluent the Jiloca, the Huerva, Aguas, See also:

• MARTIN (Martinus)
• MARTIN, BON LOUIS HENRI (1810-1883)
• MARTIN, CLAUD (1735-1800)
• MARTIN, FRANCOIS XAVIER (1762-1846)
• MARTIN, HOMER DODGE (1836-1897)
• MARTIN, JOHN (1789-1854)
• MARTIN, LUTHER (1748-1826)
• MARTIN, SIR THEODORE (1816-1909)
• MARTIN, SIR WILLIAM FANSHAWE (1801–1895)
• MARTIN, ST (c. 316-400)
• MARTIN, WILLIAM (1767-1810)

Martin, Guadalope and Matarrana; from the left the Ega, Aragon, Arba, Gallego, and the Segre with its intricate See also:

• SYSTEM

system of confluent rivers . The Ebro and its tributaries have been utilized for See also:

• IRRIGATION (Lat. in, and rigare, to water or wet)

irrigation since the Moorish See also:

• CONQUEST

conquest; the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main stream becomes navigable by small boats about Tudela; but its value as a means of communication is almost neutralized by the obstacles in its channel, and seafaring vessels cannot proceed farther up than Tortosa . The great Imperial See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

Canal, begun under the empercr See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles V . (r 5oo-1558), proceeds along the right See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• RIVER

river from a point about 3 M. below Tudela, to El Burgo de Ebro, 5 M. below Saragossa; the irrigation canal of Tauste skirts the opposite bank for a shorter distance; and the See also:

• SAN

San See also:

• CARLOS, DON (1545-1568)
• CARLOS, DON (1788-1855)
• CARLOS, DON (CHARLES MARIA DE LOS DOLORES JUAN ISIDOR.E JOSEPH FRANCIS QUIRIN ANTONY MICHAEL GABRIEL RAPHAEL) (1848—1909)

Carlos or New Canal affords See also:

• DIRECT

direct communication between Amposta at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of the delta and the See also:

• HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour of Los Alfaques . From Miranda to Mora the See also:

• BILBAO

Bilbao-See also:

• TARRAGONA
• TARRAGONA (anc. Tarraco)

Tarragona railway follows the course of the Ebro along the right bank .