Sunday, November 21, 2010

Mr. Matamoros y Mr. Smith (24 days)

There is an indoor fútbol player with the last name 'Matamoros'. It means 'kill moors'. This is an old name from when the spanish were fighting with the moors; his family probably consisted of soldiers fighting for the cause. Surnames were based on occupations at one time here too. It's like our name 'Smith' coming from when the people in the family were the blacksmiths. Today the name 'Matamoros' is embarrassing but it is super historical.

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