Matamoros
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The name Matamoros, meaning Moor-killer or Moor-slayer in Spanish, may refer to:
- 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.
- Matamoros, Tamaulipas, a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
- Matamoros, Coahuila, a city in the Mexican state of Coahuila.
- Landa de Matamoros, a city in the Mexican state of Querétaro.
- Izúcar de Matamoros, a city in the Mexican state of Puebla.
- General Mariano Matamoros Airport, the international airport of Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico).
- The U.S. cities of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, and Matamoras, Ohio, are spelled differently.