Castro Explained
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|link=no). 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), leader 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 (Brazilian footballer), the mononym of Luiz Felipe Castro Neto, Brazilian footballer
- Castro (Spanish footballer), the mononym of Santiago Castro Anido, Spanish footballer
Places and jurisdictions
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
- Castro, Lazio, a destroyed town in the province of Viterbo
- 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
Mexico
Spain
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
See also
