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; 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), 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

 * 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

 * Castro, 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 Caldelas, Galicia
 * Castro Urdiales, Cantabria

Switzerland

 * Castro, Ticino

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