Castro culture (Galician: cultura castrexa, Portuguese: cultura castreja, Asturian: cultura castriega, Spanish: cultura castreña, meaning "culture of the...
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Look up castro, Castro, castró, or castrò in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Castro is a Romance language word that originally derived from Latin castrum...
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A castro is a fortified settlement, usually pre-Roman, associated with the Celtic culture. These are frequently found in Portugal, usually in the North...
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The Castro District, commonly referred to as the Castro, is a neighborhood in Eureka Valley in San Francisco. The Castro was one of the first gay neighborhoods...
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A castro is a fortified settlement, usually pre-Roman, some from late Bronze Age and Iron Age, associated with Celtic culture. These are frequently found...
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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (/ˈkæstroʊ/ KASS-troh, Latin American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban...
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spiral symbols are found in Iron Age Europe (e.g., carved in rock in Castro Culture settlement in Galicia, Asturias, and Northern Portugal). The symbol...
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Portugal. The Zambujal Castro is one of the most important Copper Age settlements in the peninsula of Lisbon, and whose culture lasted until the beginning...
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above sea level. Belonging to the Castro culture, it's one of the most emblematic and visited Galician forts (castros). In 1931, it was declared a National...
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Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (/ˈkæstroʊ/ KASS-troh, Latin American Spanish: [raˈul moˈðesto ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; born 3 June 1931) is a Cuban retired politician and...
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is Cividade de Terroso, with 3 thousand years was one of the major Castro culture cities, and the eremite Saint Félix is thought to have lived on the...
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feudal rulers for much the same purpose. In the first millennium BC, the Castro culture emerged in northwestern Portugal and Spain in the region extending from...
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Inês de Castro (Portuguese pronunciation: [iˈneʒ ðɨ ˈkaʃtɾu]; in Castilian: Inés; 1325 – 7 January 1355) was a Galician noblewoman and courtier, best known...
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castros), and the archaeological culture they developed is known by archaeologists as "Castro culture", a hill-fort culture (usually, but not always) with...
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Celts (redirect from Ancient Celtic culture)
influences from their Celtiberian neighbours.[citation needed] The Castro Culture in northwestern Iberia, modern day Galicia and Northern Portugal. Its...
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during the period of the early Iberian Castro culture, the territory of Viseu was populated by a series of cultures including the Romans, Suebs, Visigoths...
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Oppidum (category La Tène culture)
descriptions of the Castro culture it is commonly used to refer to the settlements going back to the 9th century BC. The Spanish word castro, also used in English...
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the Castro culture (a variation of the Urnfield culture also known as Urnenfelderkultur) was prolific in Portugal and modern Galicia. This culture, together...
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long term. Dairy has been said to be "as integral to Cuban culture as Cohiba cigars". Castro was known to eat large quantities of ice cream, and according...
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Angelina Castro (born Francys Delia Valdez; 6 September 1982) is a Cuban American pornographic actress, film producer and radio personality. Castro grew up...
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São Félix Hill (section Castro culture ruins)
outpost of Cividade de Terroso. A vase with jewels inside, used in a Castro culture death ritual, was found in 1904 this is one of the most important jewelry...
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Las hill fort (Castro de San Cibrao de Las) is an archeological site in Galicia, Spain. It is a hill fort of the so-called castro culture. Rather than a...
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settlement, or oppidum, and the site is an example of remnants of the Castro culture in Northern Spain which dates as far back as the 9th century BCE, though...
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Acropolis (category Culture of Greece)
is also the term used by archaeologists and historians for the urban Castro culture settlements located in Northwestern Iberian hilltops. It is primarily...
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The Castro of Vieito (Portuguese: Castro do Vieito) is an archaeological site of the Castro culture of northwestern Iberian Peninsula, situated on the...
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Castro ceramics were a part of the Castro Culture of the northwestern Iberian Peninsula. The ceramics were made mostly by hand, although in some cases...
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pilgrims head to the Neiva Castle. Currently lost, the Neiva was a Castro culture hillfort and early medieval castle that already existed when Afonso...
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Julián Castro (/ˌhuːliˈɑːn/ HOO-lee-AHN, Spanish: [xuˈljan]; born September 16, 1974) is an American lawyer and politician from San Antonio, Texas. A member...
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