Castro is a

Romance language The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European languages, I ...

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 Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

''. It may refer to:

People

* Castro (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) ** José Antonio Castro (1808–1860) was a Mexican

Californio Californio (plural Californios) is a term used to designate a Hispanic Californian, especially those descended from Spanish and Mexican settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries. California's Spanish-speaking community has resided there sinc ...

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 **

Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 200 ...

(1926–2016), dictator of Cuba, former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba **

Raúl Castro Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (; ; born 3 June 1931) is a retired Cuban politician and general who served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the most senior position in the one-party communist state, from 2011 to 2021, succeedi ...

(b. 1931), younger brother of Fidel Castro, former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba ** Xiomara Castro (b. 1959), president of

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

and wife of former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya ** Julian Castro (b. 1974), an American politician from San Antonio *

de Castro 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 c ...

, 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

Places and jurisdictions

Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro (disambiguation) Roman Catholic Diocese (or See) of Castro may refer to the following former Latin Catholic dioceses, now Latin Catholic titular sees : * Roman Catholic Diocese of Castro del Lazio, with see in Castro, Lazio, a destroyed town in the province of Vit ...

Castro Barros (disambiguation) Castro Barros may refer to: * Castro Barros (Buenos Aires Underground), station of line A of the Buenos Aires metro * Castro Barros (La Rioja), municipality in La Rioja * Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros (31 July 17 ...

Castro Street (disambiguation) Castro Street may refer to: * Castro Street in the Castro District, San Francisco, California :* Castro Street Station, a Muni Metro underground station at the junction of Castro and Market streets in San Francisco :* Castro Street Fair, a street ...

* 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 Urdiales Castro Urdiales is a seaport of northern Spain, in the autonomous community of Cantabria, situated on the Bay of Biscay. Castro Urdiales is a modern town, although its castle and the Gothic-style parish church of Santa María de la Asunción, date ...

, Cantabria

Switzerland

* Castro, Ticino

United States

* Castro County, Texas * Castro Cove, an embayment of the San Pablo Bay in Richmond, California *

Castro Creek Castro Creek is a creek in Richmond, California, in the western part of the city adjacent to the Chevron Oil Refinery. Wildcat Creek drains into it directly and though other Wildcat Marsh tributaries into Castro Cove of San Pablo Bay. The creek d ...

, 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 Castro Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Alameda County, California, United States. At the 2010 census, it was the fifth most populous unincorporated area in California and the twenty-third most populous in the United States. The popula ...

, 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 A castro is a fortified settlement, usually pre-Roman, some from late Bronze Age and Iron Age, the oldest research associated with the Celtic culture. These are frequently found in the Northern Spain, particularly in Asturias, Galicia, Cantabr ...

** Castro (village), types of settlements of the Castro culture *

Castro (clothing) Castro ( he, קסטרו) is an Israeli clothing company specializing in men's and women's fashions. Publicly traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the company is valued at 100 million US dollars. In 2013, it was Israel's largest fashion company. ...

, an Israel-based clothing company * "Castro" (song), a 2016 song by Yo Gotti *

Wars of Castro The Wars of Castro were a series of conflicts during the mid-17th century revolving around the ancient city of Castro (located in present-day Lazio, Italy), which eventually resulted in the city's destruction on 2 September 1649. The conflict w ...

, 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