Editing Castro

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'''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;'' {{langx|br|kaer, *kastro|link=no}}). The English-language equivalent is ''[[Chester (disambiguation)|chester]]''.

It may refer to:
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== 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 ===
* [[:es: Castro (Soria)|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)|"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

== See also==
* [[Castor (disambiguation)]]
* [[Castrelo de Miño]] and [[Castrelo do Val]] (with the Galician/Portuguese diminutive)
* [[Castro brothers (disambiguation)]]
* [[Castrum]]
* [[De castro family (disambiguation)]]
* [[Duke of Castro (disambiguation)]]
* [[Gastro-]], common English-language prefix derived from the ancient Greek γαστήρ ''gastēr'' ("stomach")
* [[Kastro (disambiguation)]]

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