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Saint James the Moor-slayer (Spanish: Santiago Matamoros) is the name given to the representation (painting, sculpture, etc.) of the apostle James the Great...

Matamoros is a Spanish surname and place name meaning ‘Moor killer’. It may refer to: 1999 Matamoros standoff, an armed engagement between gangsters and...

and was henceforth called Santiago Matamoros (Saint James the Moor-slayer). ¡Santiago, y cierra, España! ("St. James and strike for Spain") was the traditional...

Clavijo as James Matamoros (James the Moor-slayer), James is held as patron saint of the Spaniards. Because of his role in northern Spain, James is venerated...

poverty, resolution and endurance of St. James the pilgrim" while de-emphasising the warrior James Matamoros; this choice "reconstruct[s] the paradigm...

Saint James Matamoros (9th cent.), or Saint James the Moor-slayer James of the Marches (died 1476), papal legate and inquisitor. Venerable James of Sclavonia...

commemorate the Christian conquest of the city, a statue of Saint James Matamoros, seen trampling Moors, was added near the new main altar. Artisans...

On 3 March 2023, four Americans were kidnapped in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. A U.S. official said they were likely mistaken for Haitian drug smugglers...

March 14, 1989, University of Texas at Austin student Mark James Kilroy was kidnapped in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, while vacationing during spring break...

attributes the victory of the Spaniards to the divine help of Saint James Matamoros, which explains why the first chapel built by the Tecuexe Catholics...

country's patron saint; the choices were either the current patron, James Matamoros, or a pairing of him and the newly canonised Saint Teresa of Ávila...

founded the Church of Saint James the Moor-slayer with himself as Archbishop, named after the Spanish legendary figure James Matamoros who helped the Christians...

cartel based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, was founded in the 1930s by Juan Nepomuceno Guerra. Originally known as the Matamoros Cartel (Spanish:...

The Matamoros Expedition was a planned 1836 invasion of the Mexican port town of Matamoros by rebellious Texians. As the Mexican government transitioned...

had reached the Rio Grande, and his army camped across the river from Matamoros, Tamaulipas. In April, after Mexican general Pedro de Ampudia demanded...

and supplies for the forthcoming and confusing Matamoros campaign against the Mexican city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Fannin had difficulty leading the...

1701-25. Torso of Pothos; 1st century. Ptolemaic lion; 325-30 BCE. Saint James Matamoros by João de Ruão; c. 1550. Portuguese metalwork is another highlight...

Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff in about 1900, and a representation of St James 'Matamoros' (conqueror of the Moors) executed by Vicente de Arroyabe in 1995,...

should be the nation's patron saint – the current patron Saint James Matamoros (Saint James the Moor-slayer) or a combination of him and the newly canonized...

areas of Guerrero, red faces depict the Moors. In many versions, Saint James Matamoros also appears in the drama, distinguished by a more elaborate headdress...