De Castro Family (other)
The surname "de Castro" may refer to: *Various members of the de Castro family (Sephardi Jewish) *Various members of the de Castro family (Anza Expedition) {{Disambig See also * Castro (surname) * House of Castro * Duchy of Castro * Duke of Castro (other) * Castro (other) 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;'' br, kaer, *kastro). The English-language equivalent is ''chester''. I ...

De Castro Family (Sephardi Jewish)
The de Castro surname is used by a Sephardic Jewish family of Portuguese, Spanish and Italian origin. Soon after the establishment of the Portuguese Inquisition, members of the family emigrated to Bordeaux, Bayonne, Hamburg, and various cities in the Netherlands. Their descendants were later to be found scattered throughout Turkey, Egypt, Holland, Germany, England, Italy, United States and Madras. Some branches of the family have continued to bear the simple name of ''de Castro'', others are known by ''de Castro-Osório'', ''de Castro Sarmento'', ''de Castro-Castello-Osório'', ''Pereira de Castro'', ''de Castro Vieira de Pinto'', ''Rodrigues de Castro'', ''Orobio de Castro'', ''de Castro de Paz'', ''Henriques de Castro'', etc. The name often appears as "de Crasto." Note that Castro is not in origin Jewish but an Iberian Christian name, adopted by some Portuguese and Spanish Jews after the forced conversions of the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Also in Barranquilla, ...
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De Castro Family (Anza Expedition)
The De Castro surname is derived from the word ''Castro'' the latter of which is a Romance (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Galician) word coming from Latin ''castrum'', a fortification. The ''De Castro'' surname may refer to: *Various members of the de Castro family (Anza Expedition) *Various members of the de Castro family (Sephardi Jewish) The de Castro surname is used by a Sephardic Jewish family of Portuguese, Spanish and Italian origin. Soon after the establishment of the Portuguese Inquisition, members of the family emigrated to Bordeaux, Bayonne, Hamburg, and various cities ...

Castro (surname)
Castro is an Iberian (i.e. Portuguese, Spanish, and Galician) surname coming from Latin ''castrum'', a castle or fortress. Its English equivalent is Chester Geographical distribution As of 2014, 19.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Castro'' were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:254), 12.0% of Colombia (1:157), 10.0% of Brazil (1:801), 6.3% of the United States (1:2,249), 5.2% of Argentina (1:325), 4.8% of Peru (1:261), 4.7% of Spain (1:387), 4.0% of Venezuela (1:299), 3.9% of Chile (1:179), 3.0% of Ecuador (1:206), 2.6% of Honduras (1:134), 2.4% of Guatemala (1:269), 2.0% of Costa Rica (1:93), 1.8% of Cuba (1:251), 1.7% of Nicaragua (1:141), 1.5% of Bolivia (1:276), 1.5% of El Salvador (1:165), 1.5% of Portugal (1:278), 1.4% of the Dominican Republic (1:297) and 1.1% of Mozambique (1:1,011). In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:387) in the following autonomous communities: * 1. Galicia (1:95) * 2. Canary Islands (1:282) * 3. Andalu ...
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House Of Castro
The House of Castro is an Iberian Nobility, noble lineage present in the since the Middle Ages in the kingdoms of Kingdom of Castile, Castile, Kingdom of Galicia, Galicia, and Kingdom of Portugal, Portugal. Though its exact origins are disputed, the House of Castro became one of the most powerful families of the Spanish nobility, Spanish and Portuguese nobility. History The first clearly identified member of the family was early-12th century count Fernando García de Hita, a kinsman and vassal of Urraca of León and Castile. This kinship, along with his patronymic, have led to him being considered illegitimate son of Urraca's uncle García II of Galicia. More recently, it has been suggested that he was the son of count García Ordóñez by the ''infanta'' Urraca Garcés of Navarre, and perhaps scion of the Banu Gómez clan.Salazar Acha, 33–68. During the reign of Alfonso VIII of Castile, Alfonso VIII, the Castro family, under Gutierre Fernández de Castro, Gutierrez Fernandez, r ...
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Duchy Of Castro
The Duchy of Castro was a fiefdom in central Italy formed in 1537 from a small strip of land on what is now Lazio's border with Tuscany, centred on Castro, Lazio, Castro, a fortified city on a tufa cliff overlooking the Fiora River which was its capital and ducal residence. While technically a vassal state of the Papal States, it enjoyed ''de facto'' independence under the rule of the House of Farnese until 1649, when it was Wars of Castro, subsumed back into the Papal States and administered by the House of Stampa di Ferentino.Lunario Romano, Palazzi Municipali del Lazio 1984 The title of Duke of Castro has been held since the late 1860s by the claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, since the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was annexed to the newborn Kingdom of Italy. Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro currently holds the tile. It was created a duchy by Pope Paul III (1534–1549) in the Papal bull, bull ''Videlicet immeriti'' on 31 October 1537, with his son Pier ...
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Duke Of Castro (other)
Duke of Castro or Duchess of Castro may refer to: *As reigning dukes, rulers of the Duchy of Castro of the House of Farnese (1537–1649): **Pier Luigi Farnese, 1st Duke of Castro from 1537 to 1545 (1503–1547) **Ottavio Farnese, 2nd Duke of Castro from 1537 to 1545 (1545–1547) ** Orazio Farnese, 3rd Duke of Castro from 1547 to 1553 (1547–1553) **Ottavio Farnese, 4th Duke of Castro from 1553 to 1586 (1524–1586) **Alexander Farnese, 5th Duke of Castro from 1586 to 1592 (1545–1592) **Ranuccio I Farnese, 6th Duke of Castro from 1592 to 1622 (1569–1622) **Odoardo Farnese, 7th Duke of Castro from 1622 to 1646 (1612–1646) **Ranuccio II Farnese, 8th Duke of Castro from 1646 to 1649 (1630–1694) *As titular dukes, heads of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1861–present): ** Francis II, King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861, and Duke of Castro from 1861 to 1894 (1836–1894) ** Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro from 1894 to 1934 (1841–1934) ** Pri ...
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