Located to the northeast of the Tamaulipas entity, this city offers remarkable constructions of North American and European flavor, as well as important corners where part of the national history was written. Discover them!
Founded in 1686 under the name of Congregation of the Esteros, currently bears the name of Mariano Matamoros, hero of Independence. The American Civil War (1861) led to a great boom - the Age of Cottons.
The physiognomy of this city is very different from that of other border towns because of the great European and North American influence that reached it through the sea. Important brick buildings stand out in the metropolis, with wooden windows and shutters and cast iron balconies.
During your stay, be sure to visit the Casa Cross, built in 1885 in French colonial style, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Refuge, the Casa Mata museum, the only survivor of the ten forts that made up, along with the walls and moats. - trenches, the defense of the city, the Mario Pani Museum, the Agrarian Museum and, of course, the Higher School of Music.
Nowadays Matamoros It is experiencing a great industrial and commercial development thanks to the settlement of numerous maquiladoras, cattle ranching and the cultivation of sorghum and corn, since the cultivation of cotton has almost completely disappeared.
The city is known as "La Atenas Tamaulipeca" due to the important cultural events that take place there.
