AskDefine | Define matamoros

Dictionary Definition

Matamoros n : a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande

Extensive Definition

The name Matamoros, meaning Moor-killer or Moor-slayer in Spanish, may refer to:

People

  • Mariano Matamoros, a liberal priest and insurgent active during the Mexican War of Independence
  • Santiago Matamoros ("St. James the Moor-killer"), name given to the Biblical James, son of Zebedee

Places

Airports

See also

  • Matamoras, several places in the United States
matamoros in German: Matamoros
matamoros in Spanish: Matamoros
matamoros in French: Matamoros (homonymie)
matamoros in Dutch: Matamoros
matamoros in Norwegian: Matamoros
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