Castro (surname)

Castro (surname)

Castro is a Romance (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Galician) word coming from Latin "castrum", a fortification (cf: Greek: kastron; Proto-Celtic: *Kassrik; Breton: kaer, *kastro). It may refer to:

People

Europeans

*Aureo Castro (1917-1993), Macanese/Portuguese composer, musician and teacher
*Enrique Castro, "Quini", Asturian football player
*Americo Castro (1885-1972), Spanish cultural historian of Galician origin
*Balthazar (Isaac) Orobio de Castro (1617-1687), philosopher
*Gonzalo Castro, German football (soccer) player of Galician descent
*Inês de Castro (1325-1355), Galician noblewoman
*Rosalía de Castro (1837-1885), Galician writer and poet in the Galician language.
*Ysaías Castro Sanchez, Lawyer of Spanish decendance
*Various members of the de Castro family

North Americans

* Bernadette Castro, New York politician
* Elizabeth Castro, author of books on creating web sites
* Henri Castro (1786-1865), pioneer of the Republic of Texas
* Jason Castro (born 1987), American singer-songwriter and "American Idol" contestant
* Jason Castro (born 1987), American professional baseball player
* José Castro (1808-1860), Mexican general governor of Alta California
* Juan Castro (born 1972), Mexican baseball player
* Raúl Héctor Castro (born 1916), Arizona governor 1975-1977

Cubans

*Fidel Castro (born 1926), Former president of Cuba
*Raúl Castro (born 1931), President of Cuba, 1st Vice President of Cuba, brother of Fidel Castro
*Ramón Castro (born 1924), Cuban revolutionary, brother of Fidel Castro
*Ángel Castro (1875-1956), Galician immigrant in Cuba and father of Fidel Castro
*Mariela Castro (born 1963), director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education and daughter of Raúl Castro
*Juanita Castro (born 1933), Cuban revolutionary and exile, sister of Fidel Castro

Central Americans

*Carlos Castro (born 1978), Costa Rican footballer
*Eduardo Castro (born 1954), Mexican long-distance runner
*Salvador Castaneda Castro (1888-1965), President of El Salvador
*Crispin Castro Monroy (born 1936), Municipal President of Santa Cruz Atizapan Edo. de Mexico

outh Americans

*Camilla de Castro (1979-2005), transsexual model and actress
*César Castro (born 1982), Brazilian diver
*Cipriano Castro (1858-1924), President of Venezuela (1899-1908)
*Germán Castro Caycedo (born 1940), Colombian journalist and writer
*Juan José Castro (1895-1968), Argentinian composer
*Nelson Castro (born 1974), Colombian weightlifter
*Ramón Castro Jijón (1915-1984), Military ruler of Ecuador (1963-1966)
*Sheilla Castro (born 1983), Brazilian volleyball player


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