Matamoros

(mä′tä mō̂rō̂s; E mat′ə môrəs)

city in NE Mexico, on the Rio Grande, opposite Brownsville, Tex.: pop. 303,000

See Matamoros in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of northeast Mexico near the mouth of the Rio Grande opposite Brownsville, Texas. It was captured by Zachary Taylor's forces in 1846 during the Mexican War. Population: 423,000.
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