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- Matamoros, Mariano
Matamoros, Mariano, d. 1814, Mexican revolutionist in the war against Spain. He was, like Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and José María Morelos y Pavón, a priest with liberal political opinions. Mu...
- Brownsville
Brownsville, city (1990 pop. 98,962), seat of Cameron co., extreme S Tex., on the Rio Grande c.17 mi (30 km) from its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1850. It is an important port of entry a...
- Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas, state (1990 pop. 2,249,581), 30,734 sq mi (79,601 sq km), NE Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Ciudad Victoria is the capital. The central and western parts of the state are in the mo...
- Taylor, Zachary
Taylor, Zachary, 1784–1850, 12th President of the United States (1849–50), b. Orange co., Va. He was raised in Kentucky. Taylor joined the army in 1808, became a captain in 1810, and was promo...
- Rio Grande, river, United States and Mexico
Rio Grande, river, c.1,885 mi (3,000 km) long, rising in SW Colo. in the San Juan Mts. and flowing south through the middle of N.Mex., past Albuquerque, then coursing generally southeast as th...
- Mexican War
Mexican War, 1846–48, armed conflict between the United States and Mexico. While the immediate cause of the war was the U.S. annexation of Texas (Dec., 1845), other factors had disturbed peace...
- Mexico, country, North America
Mexico, Span. México or Méjico, officially United Mexican States, republic (2005 est. pop. 106,203,000), 753,665 sq mi (1,952,500 sq km), S North America. It borders on the United States in th...
