Matamoros, Mariano

Matamoros, Mariano märyä´nō mätämō´rōs [key], d. 1814, Mexican revolutionist in the war against Spain. He was, like MiguelHidalgo y Costillaand José MaríaMorelos y Pavón, a priest with liberal political opinions. Much harassed by the Spanish authorities after the outbreak of the revolution of 1810, he joined Morelos (1811) and became a prominent military leader. After the defeat of Morelos's army by Agustín deIturbide, Matamoros was captured, demoted from priestly office, and shot.

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