"Matamoros" is a medieval surname that literally means "moor slayer" or "moor killer". This family of "Matamoros" is well known in Spain. They even have the face Inquisition-Reconquista soldiers on them.

If most Spaniards during Reconquista killed moors, there are some that killed even more moors so they got the best surname: "Matamoros".

There are thousands of Spaniards with the Matamoros surnames.

Do you have historic and beautiful traditional surnames in your country?