Matamoros
Mexican border town
Matamoros is a city in northeastern Mexico, on the Rio Grande across from Brownsville, Texas.
The name, meaning "Moor-killer," honors the medieval Spanish military saint Santiago Matamoros.
The city figures prominently in border crossing, trade, and migration discussions: The migrants crossed at Matamoros.
Several other Mexican towns share the name.
Gulf coast Mexican state
- borderOuter edge or limit
- BrownsvilleSouth Texas border town
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- Rio GrandeMajor southwestern waterway
crossing · gateway · cartel · violence · drug trafficking · customs · port of entry · smuggling
Armed military engagement
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- independenceFreedom from external control
- Mexican Revolution1910s armed political transformation
- priestOne who performs sacraments
insurgent · hero · martyr · patriot · rebellion · colonial · Spain · liberation
Hereditary portion of identity
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- patronymicName from father's name
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
Tamaulipas
Gulf coast Mexican state
- borderOuter edge or limit
- BrownsvilleSouth Texas border town
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
Rio Grande · crossing · gateway · cartel · violence · drug trafficking · customs · port of entry · smuggling · Gulf
battle
Armed military engagement
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- independenceFreedom from external control
- Mexican Revolution1910s armed political transformation
priest · insurgent · hero · martyr · patriot · rebellion · colonial · Spain · liberation · commemoration
family name
Hereditary portion of identity
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- patronymicName from father's name
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
heritage · lineage · descendants · genealogy
Santiago
Chile's largest city
- ReconquistaIberian Christian territorial recovery
- SpainIberian Peninsula country
- saintCanonized holy person
crusade · medieval · legend · Iberian · Christian · conquest · warfare · symbolic · religious · pilgrimage
MatamorosTijuana
Mexican border city
Pacific coast · San Diego · Mexicali · Mazatlán · Puerto Vallarta