Talk:Matamoros, Tamaulipas

message: According to the history on  Matamoros is named after the hero Mariano Matamoros and not after a saint. Kiekvogel 15:06, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: In my readings about the Rio Grande, I see Matamoros was likely named  Refugio, but am refraining from entering this into the article until I can find a citation. --Ancheta Wis 10:59, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Refugio 

message: Can someone fix the infobox map? It's got Matamoros located in Texas. 68.146.81.123 (talk) 14:30, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Map correction

message: * Brezosky, Lynn and Dudley Althaus. "Border city recalls carnage." San Antonio Express-News. November 6, 2010.
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thread_title: Source

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message: I keep running across this city as a center for drug trafficking and drug cartel activity and violence but there is no mention of it at all. If for some reason, this page must be "sanitized", links to Wikipedia articles that discuss this aspect of the economy, politics and crime should be listed under "See also". 69.125.134.86 (talk) 15:35, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Drug trafficking? 

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message: I don't mean to be boorish by observing the obvious, but should it not be pointed out that the demonym or surname "[Los] Matamoros" means "[the] Moor Killers"? Mousebelt (talk) 01:32, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, that name warrants an explanation. I came here specifically looking for one. Udibi (talk) 21:17, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

text: * &  - Matamoros, Tamaulipas, is named after Mariano Matamoros. However, the origin of the surname Matamoros comes from James Matamoros. "Matamoros" was used to describe Christians who fought against Moors. It was a term used to denote courageous Christians. (Source) Morogris (✉ • ✎) 23:56, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Etymology