Matamoros
Encyclopedia
The name Matamoros, meaning Moor
-killer or Moor-slayer in Spanish
(see Saint James the Moor-slayer
), may refer to:
Moors
The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...
-killer or Moor-slayer in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
(see Saint James the Moor-slayer
Saint James the Moor-slayer
Saint James the Moor-slayer – iconographic type of St. James, son of Zebedee in the Battle of Clavijo against Muslims, symbol of Reconquista....
), may refer to:
People
- Mariano MatamorosMariano MatamorosMariano Matamoros y Guridi was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel soldier of the Mexican War of Independence, who fought for independence against Spain in the early 19th century....
, 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
- Matamoros, TamaulipasMatamoros, TamaulipasMatamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, in the United States. Matamoros is the second largest and second...
, also known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas - Izúcar de MatamorosIzúcar de MatamorosIzúcar de Matamoros is a city and its surrounding municipality of the same name located in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Puebla. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality. At the census of 2005 the city had a population of 41,042 inhabitants, while the municipality...
, a city in the Mexican state of Puebla - Landa de MatamorosLanda de MatamorosLanda de Matamoros is a town and municipality located in the northwest of the state of Querétaro in central Mexico. It is part of the Sierra Gorda region, which consists of rugged mountains, canyons and wide diversity of flora and fauna, with the municipality's flora representing about 25% of all...
, a city in the Mexican state of Querétaro - Matamoros, CoahuilaMatamoros, CoahuilaMatamoros is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name located in the southwestern part of the state of Coahuila in Mexico...
, a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila - Matamoros, Chihuahua, a town in the Mexican state of Chihuahua
Airports
- General Mariano Matamoros AirportGeneral Mariano Matamoros AirportGeneral Mariano Matamoros Airport , also known as Cuernavaca Airport, is an airport located in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, near Mexico City. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Cuernavaca. It is part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Airport Group, along with the...
, the international airport of Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico)