MATAMOROS


Meaning of MATAMOROS in English

City (pop., 2000: 376,279), northern Tamaulipas state, Mexico.

It is situated on the southern bank of the Rio Grande , across from Brownsville, Texas, U.S. Founded in 1824, it was the scene of bitter fighting in the Mexican War and was occupied by U.S. troops in 1846. It is now one of Mexico's chief ports of entry for tourists and a trade centre.

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