# 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; Breton: 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