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The House of Castro, lineage is believed to have its origins in Castile and is deeply rooted in Galicia, centered around the town of Castrogeriz (Province of Burgos).

Origins and Brief History
On their origin however weigh several theories, one of which would place the Galician branch of the House of Castro as the descendants of King García II of Galicia.

The family ties of the Castros in the land of Juarros during the twelfth century prior to the administrative building of the merindades minors assumed their integration into the Merindad of Castrojeriz.

During the time of Gutierrez Fernandez, the House of Castro rivaled the other major Castilian family, the House of Lara, seeking the guidance of Alfonso VIII.

The lack of heirs led to a line of the House of Castro to a cadet branch known as Galicia. This branch became the most powerful strain of the nobility of Galicia, and one of the most powerful in Spain. Traditionally linked to the county of Lemos, the most illustrious representatives were the "Great Conde de Lemos" Pedro Fernández de Castro y Andrade VII, Conde de Lemos, and his uncle, Cardinal Rodrigo de Castro Osorio. The memory of Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro is still well remembered in Peru.

The House of Castro went into decline because of their lack of offspring, the county of Lemos went to the House of Alba. The coat of the Galician branch of the House of Castro were six roundels azure on a silver field, which along family developments were complemented by others such as wolves interns from the family Osorio. The Portuguese branch, however, used a variant that included twelve roundels. According to Manuel Murguia, the saga of the Castro linked to the county Lemos was a "royal dynasty" and according Hermida Balado, the only race that could have created a dynasty of kings in Galicia.