Castro

Castro

Castro may refer to:

People with the surname Castro:
*Fidel Castro, former president of Cuba
*Raúl Castro, brother of Fidel Castro and current president of Cuba
*Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela
*Castro (surname), other people with this surname

A place::in Chile::*Castro, Chile, capital of Chiloé Island

:in Italy::*Castro (city), a destroyed town in the province of Viterbo (Lazio):*Castro (LE), in the province of Lecce (Apulia):*Castro (BG), in the province of Bergamo (Lombardy):*Castro dei Volsci, in the province of Frosinone (Lazio)

:in Spain::*Castro Urdiales, a village in the province of Cantabria

:in the US::*The Castro, a predominantly gay neighborhood in San Francisco, California, USA:*Castro Theatre, a landmark movie theater located in the Castro community

A company:
* Castro (clothing), and Israel-based clothing company

Other
*Castro culture, Iron-Age culture in Northern Portugal and in Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria (Northern Spain)
*Castro (village), Cividade, and Citânia, types of settlements of the Castro culture
*Castro (band), a cabaret-electronica band from Split, Croatia


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