Castro

Castro is a Romance languages (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, and Filipino) word, originally derived from Latin "Castrum", a pre-Roman military camp or fortification (cf: Greek: kastron; Proto-Celtic: * *Kassrik; Breton: kaer, *kastro). The English-language equivalent is Chester.

It may refer to:

Places and jurisdictions

Brazil

• Castro, Paraná, a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.

Chile

• Castro, Chile

Italy

• Castro, Apulia, a comune 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

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

People

• Castro (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
• House of Castro, Spanish noble family
• Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, Head of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies of Naples
• Castro (musician), Ghanaian musician
• Cipriano Castro (1854–1924), president of Venezuela
• Fidel Castro (born 1926), former political leader of Cuba
• Julián Castro (1810–1875), president of Venezuela
• Raúl Castro (born 1931), current political leader of Cuba and Fidel's younger brother
• A nickname of Martin Castrogiovanni (born 1981), Argentine-born Italian rugby player

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
• Wars of Castro, conflict between the Papacy and the Farnese dukes of Parma
• Castro FC, Spanish football team

See also

• Castrum
• Kastro (disambiguation)
• Castor (disambiguation)
• Gastro-, common English-language prefix derived from the ancient Greek gastros ("stomach")