Castro
Havana's ruling family
Castro is a Spanish and Portuguese surname meaning "castle" or "fortress," from Latin *castrum*.
The name is most associated with Fidel Castro, who led Cuba's communist revolution and ruled the island from 1959 to 2008.
In American cities, particularly San Francisco, the Castro refers to a historically gay neighborhood: We're going to brunch in the Castro.
Cuba's largest city
- communismCollective ownership system
- Bay of PigsFailed 1961 invasion site
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
Che Guevara · dictatorship · socialism · Soviet Union · beard · cigars · olive green · guerrilla
Northern California metropolis
- gayAttracted to same sex
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
Harvey Milk · Victorian · gentrification · Folsom · activism · community · nightlife · crosswalk
Language of Iberia
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
- LatinoLatin American by heritage
- genealogyStudy of family descent
patronymic · Iberian · heritage · lineage · family · ancestry
Havana
Cuba's largest city
- communismCollective ownership system
- Bay of PigsFailed 1961 invasion site
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
Che Guevara · embargo · dictatorship · socialism · Soviet Union · beard · cigars · olive green · guerrilla · revolution
San Francisco
Northern California metropolis
Harvey Milk · neighborhood · Victorian · gentrification · Folsom · activism · community · nightlife · crosswalk · queer
Spanish
Language of Iberia
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
- LatinoLatin American by heritage
genealogy · patronymic · Iberian · heritage · lineage · family · ancestry
Chile
Slender Andean coastal nation
- streetPublic urban roadway
- plazaPublic open square
- municipalityLocal governing district
- Hispanic SurnamesGarcia, Rodriguez, Martinez, Hernandez, Lopez
- CubaOld Havana, Cuban identity, Cuban heritage, Guantanamera, Cuban coffee
- Cuba-US RelationsCuban embargo, Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs, trade embargo, normalization
- dictatorsdictator, tyrant, despot, autocrat, Stalin
- Political LeadersJoseph Stalin, Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Lenin, Mao Zedong
- Divisive LeadersHitler, Stalin, Mao, Putin, Trump
CastroRonald Reagan
Pinochet · Batista · Reagan · Margaret Thatcher · Augusto Pinochet
CastroEisenhower
John F. Kennedy · Kennedy · Ronald Reagan · Reagan · Lyndon B. Johnson
- sand castleSeaside structure from sediment
- bouncy castleInflatable structure for leaping
- Castle RockFictional Maine township
- castle toursGuided walks through historic strongholds
- fairy tale castle
- castle in the skyImpossible imagined goal