Castro
Castro is a Romance language word that originally derived from Latin castrum, a pre-Roman military camp or fortification (cf: Greek: kastron; Proto-Celtic:*Kassrik; Breton: kaer, *kastro). The English-language equivalent is chester.
It may refer to:
People
- Castro (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
- Fidel Castro (1926–2016), dictator of Cuba, former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
- José Castro (1808–1860), Mexican Californio politician, statesman, and general who served as interim Governor of Alta California and later Governor of Baja California
- Julián Castro (Venezuelan politician) (1810–1875) a Venezuelan military officer and President of Venezuela between 1858 and 1859
- Julian Castro (b. 1974), American politician from San Antonio
- Raúl Castro (b. 1931), younger brother of Fidel Castro, former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba
- Xiomara Castro (b. 1959), president of Honduras and wife of former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya
- de Castro, a Portuguese surname
- House of Castro, a Spanish noble family
- Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, claimant to the headship of the royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- A nickname of Martin Castrogiovanni (born 1981), Argentine-born Italian rugby player
- Castro (footballer), the mononym of Santiago Castro Anido, Spanish footballer
Places and jurisdictions
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro (disambiguation)
- Castro Barros (disambiguation)
- Castro Street (disambiguation)
- Castro City (disambiguation)
Brazil
- Castro, Paraná, a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.
Chile
Greece
- Curiate Italian designation for the Latin Catholic titular bishopric of Moglæna, now Almopia, a municipality of the Pella regional unit in Greek Macedonia.
Italy
- Castro, Apulia, a comune (municipality) in the province of Lecce
- the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro di Puglia, now a Latin Catholic titular see
- Castro, Lazio, a destroyed town in the province of Viterbo
- the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro del Lazio, now a Latin Catholic titular see
- Castro, Lombardy, a comune in the province of Bergamo
- Castel di Castro, 13th century fortified city at the site of modern Cagliari, Sardinia
- A former town within the comune of Oschiri, Sardinia
- the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro di Sardegna, now a Latin Catholic titular see
Mexico
- Castro, Baja California
Spain
- Castro (Soria)
- Castros (Spain)
- Castro Urdiales, Cantabria
Switzerland
United States
- Castro County, Texas
- Castro Cove, an embayment of the San Pablo Bay in Richmond, California
- Castro Creek, a creek in Richmond, California
- Castro Street Station, a Metro station in San Francisco, California
- Castro Theatre, a movie theater in San Francisco, California
- The Castro, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California
- Castro Valley, California, a census-designated place in Alameda County
Other uses
- Castro culture, Iron-Age, Bronze-Age and Celtic culture in the Northern Iberian Peninsula
- Castros in Spain
- Castro (village), types of settlements of the Castro culture
- Castro (clothing), an Israel-based clothing company
- "Castro" (song), a 2016 song by Yo Gotti
- Wars of Castro, conflict between the Papacy and the Farnese dukes of Parma
- Castro FC, Spanish football team
- Jose Castro House, historic Monterey Colonial adobe house built in 1840
See also
- Castor (disambiguation)
- Castro brothers (disambiguation)
- Castrum
- De castro family (disambiguation)
- Duke of Castro (disambiguation)
- Gastro-, common English-language prefix derived from the ancient Greek γαστήρ gastēr ("stomach")
- Kastro (disambiguation)
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