José Castro
Governor of Alta California
In office 1835–1836
Appointed by	José Figueroa
Preceded by	José Figueroa
Succeeded by	Nicolas Gutierrez
Personal details
Born	1808 Monterey, California
Died	February 1860
Profession	Soldier
Religion	Roman Catholic

José Antonio Castro (1808 – February 1860) was acting governor of Alta California in 1835-1836,^[1] and Commandante General of the Mexican army in Alta California at the time of the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848.

Biography[link]

Castro was born in Monterey, California, the son of Jose Tiburcio Castro, who was a soldier, member of the diputacion (legislature),^[1] administrator of secularized Mission San Juan Bautista, and grantee of Rancho Sausal. Jose Castro's first public office was as secretary to the Monterey ayuntamiento (town council).

In 1830, Castro was arrested for his opposition to the Mexican governor of Alta California. By 1835 he was the First Member (Vocal Primero) of the legislature and acting governor.^[1] Along with Juan Bautista Alvarado, he was a vocal opponent of Mexican governors and sought a semi-independent status for Alta California.^[2] He was a chief participant in the overthrow of Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez in 1836,^[2] becoming Commandante General and Governor,^[1] as president of the legislature.

When Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo became Commandante General, Castro became Lieutenant-Colonel of militia in 1837-38. Once again he was appointed First Member of the Diputacion as well as Prefect of the Monterey District. In 1839, Castro was granted, by Alvarado, Rancho San Justo, one of three ranchos attached to Mission San Juan Bautista, after the secularization of Mission property by the Mexican government in 1835.

In 1840, Castro arrested and transported foreigners in California to San Blas. In 1844-45, he became a leader of the revolt against Governor Manuel Micheltorena, once again becoming Commandante General of California, checking John C. Frémont's movements, and leading Californio forces against the Americans.^[2] Departing for Mexico in August 1846, where he resided in Sinaloa, he returned to California in 1848. By 1853, he returned to Mexico where he was appointed governor and military commander of Baja California.

Castro never surrendered his Mexican citizenship nor military rank. In February 1860, Governor Castro was assassinated by the bandit Marguez.

Legacy[link]

Castro Street and the Castro District in San Francisco are named for him.

The Jose Castro House (built 1840) in San Juan Bautista is now a National Historic Landmark.

References[link]

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José Augusto Soares Ribeiro de Castro (Valhelhas, 7 April 1868 - 31 July 1929; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ dɨ ˈkaʃtɾu], was a Portuguese lawyer, journalist and politician. He graduated in Law at the University of Coimbra, and was a lawyer in Lisbon and Guarda. A member of freemasonry, since 1868, he was originally a monarchist and a member of the liberal Progressive Party (Portugal), but he joined the Portuguese Republican Party, in 1881. He was the main redactor of the newspaper O Districto da Guarda, since its foundation in 1878, and the founder of the first republican newspaper of the province, O Povo Português, in 1882. During the Portuguese First Republic, he remained in the Republican Party. He was President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), after the failed attempt of general Joaquim Pimenta de Castro to rule without the parliament, and was in office, from 17 May to 29 November 1915.

Cristian Castro
Background information
Birth name	Cristian Sáez Castro
Born	(1974-12-08) December 8, 1974 (age 37)
Origin	Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Latin pop, bolero
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Orfeón (1982) Fonovisa (1992-1996) Sony BMG (1997-2004) Universal Music Group (2005-Present)
Website	www.christiancastro.net

Cristian Castro (born Cristian Sáez Castro or Cristian Valdez on December 8, 1974 in Mexico City), , referred to as Christian Castro or Cristian is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer.

Biography[link]

Born in Mexico City, he is the son of renowned actress and singer Verónica Castro and comedian Manuel "El Loco" Valdes. Castro also has a younger brother named Michelle Sáez Castro, his uncle is José Alberto "el Guero" Castro and his aunt is Beatriz Castro, who both are producers. As a baby, he made his acting debut with her during the telenovela named El Derecho de Nacer. Soon after, he appeared on a television commercial with her, and on the Mexican version of the broadway show Mame alongside the prominent actress Silvia Pinal.

Castro is one of the best selling Latin artists and has worked with renowned Latin producers including Kike Santander, Rudy Pérez, and Richard Daniel Roman.

Beginning career[link]

Castro began his singing career in 1992 with the release of Agua Nueva. After appearing in several telenovelas and recording some albums as a teenager, Castro began his "internationalization" in 1993, starting with concerts in Puerto Rico. Castro dedicated a song to that country in his second album, Un Segundo En El Tiempo, titled "Puerto Rico" as a way of thanking the Puerto Rican public for supporting his career. He also modified his singing voice from the deep voice he employed in Agua Nueva to a softer one that he currently uses. His song, Nunca Voy a Olvidarte (I Will Never Forget You), became his first number-one hit at the Hot Latin Tracks charts in 1993 helped launched his career. Castro became an international teen idol and sex symbol almost instantly after he began touring, and he began what has been a fructiferous international singing career.

In 1994, Cristian released "El Camino Del Alma". The album hit, Mañana, meaning Tomorrow, a song composed by Mexican singer, Juan Gabriel which was titled, Mañana, Mañana. In 1995, He released a stand-alone single, Vuelveme a Querer which hit #2 on the Hot Latin Tracks (held off by Enrique Iglesias' debut single Si Tú Te Vas). In 1996, Cristian released El Deseo De Oir Tu Voz (The Wish To Hear Your Voice) which featured hits such as Morelia, Amor, Amarte a Ti, and the title track.

Cristian has also done opening themes for telenovelas such as Morelia (1994) Angela (1998) and Mujer De Madera (Woman of Wood) (2004)

1997–2005[link]

Singing live.

In 1997, Castro left Fonovisa and began contract to BMG with the release of Lo Mejor De Mi. Famous pianist Raúl di Blasio did the piano work for the song "Después De Tí...¿Qué?" (After You...What?). The album was nominated "Best Latin Pop Album of the Year". Following the album's success, Castro sang in duets with other singers such as Olga Tañón, Grupo Limite, and José Alfredo Jiménez. In 1999 he released Mi Vida Sin tu Amor, which won him many credits because it had four singles to go in the Top ten of Billboard's Hot Latin tracks ("Alguna Vez" #2, "Por Amarte Asi" #3, Mi Vida Sin tu Amor #3, Volver a Amar #4). In 2001, he released Azul, which won "Best Latin Pop Album of the Year". In 2005, he released Galltio Feliz, a collection of his childhood songs, Nunca Voy A Olvidarte...Los Exitos, a CD/DVD greatest hit album which features both Fonovisa and BMG songs, and Días Felices with "Amor Eterno" and "Sin Tu Amor" as the album hit.

2006-Present[link]

In 2006, Castro contributed on a tribute work to Victor Yturbe "El Piruli", in which he sung Mil Besos. On June 26, 2007, Castro released his first mariachi album, El Indomable, which was produced by Vicente Fernandez, and released the single from the album, "Tu Retirada". Castro announced that the divorce with Valeria has led him to bankruptcy.^[1] A new album, "El culpable soy yo", was released on April 28, 2009. He sang at the "Latin Grammy Celebra José José" ceremony and is said to have made one of the best tributes to his idol.^[2] On September 28, 2010, he released the single "La Nave del Olvido"and "Amor, Amor" as part of his tribute album to José José, Viva el Principe.^[3] In 2011, a follow-up to Viva el prícipe is being recorded under the title Mi Amigo El Príncipe.^[4] He sang alongside the group Westlife a song called "Flying Without Wings" previously released on their album Where We Are.

In September 2011, Cristian Castro created a hilarious video with mun2 that featured his secret life as a "Metalero."^[5]

Discography[link]

Studio Albums

• Kristian y sus Pollitas (1982)
• Agua Nueva (1992)
• Un Segundo en el Tiempo (1993)
• El Camino del Alma (1994)
• El Deseo de Oír Tu Voz (1996)
• Lo Mejor de Mí (1997)
• Mi Vida Sin Tu Amor (1999)
• Remixes (2000)
• Azul (2001)
• Amar Es (2003)
• Hoy Quiero Soñar (2004)
• Días Felices (2005)
• El Indomable (2007)
• El Culpable Soy Yo (2009)
• Viva el Principe (2010)
• Mi Amigo El Príncipe (2011)

Compilation Albums

• Exitos (1996)
• Mis Mejores Momentos: Para Colecccioni (1997)
• Grandes Exitos (2002)
• Nunca Voy a Olvidarte...Los Exitos (2005)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Website Official Cristian website
• Official MySpace
• Cristian Castro at the telenovela database
• Cristian Castro at the Internet Movie Database
• Cristian Castro on Univision
• Cristian Castro on esmas.com
• Action4Justice re Christian Castro

Composer Juan José Castro

Juan José Castro (March 7, 1895 – September 3, 1968) was an Argentine composer and conductor.

Born in Avellaneda, Castro studied piano and violin under Manuel Posadas and composition under Eduarno Fornarini, in Buenos Aires. In the 1920s he was awarded the Europa Prize, and then went on to study in Paris at the Schola Cantorum under Vincent d'Indy and Édouard Risler. Returning to Buenos Aires in 1925, he was named conductor of the Renacimiento Chamber Orchestra in 1928 and the Teatro Colón in 1930. From 1939 to 1943 he was a professor at the Buenos Aires Conservatory.

Castro's international career began in the 1940s. In 1947 he conducted the Havana Philharmonic, and the Sodre Orchestra in Uruguay in 1949. In 1952-53 he was the conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (then known as the Victorian Symphony Orchestra) in Australia.^[1] He returned to the Americas and conducted the National Symphony in Buenos Aires from 1956-1960. From 1960 to 1964, he was director of the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico.

Castro's brothers, José María and Washington, were also both composers. Juan José Castro married the daughter of the composer Julián Aguirre. He died in Buenos Aires in 1968, aged 73.

Works[link]

Note: This list is incomplete

• Violin Sonata, 1914
• Cello Sonata, 1916
• Piano Sonata No. 1, 1917
• A una madre, 1925
• Symphony No. 1, 1931
• Biblical Symphony, 1932
• Mekhano, ballet, 1934
• Sinfonia Argentina, 1934
• Symphony No. 3, 1936
• Symphony No. 4, 1939
• Piano Sonata No. 2, 1939
• Offenbachiana, ballet, 1940
• Piano Concerto, 1941
• String Quartet, 1942
• La zapatera prodigosa opera after Federico García Lorca, 1943
• Martin Fierro, cantata, 1944
• El Llanto de las Sierras, 1947
• Corales Criollos No. 1 & 2, piano, 1947
• Proserpina y el extranjero (Proserpina and the Foreigner), opera after Omar del Carlo, 1951
• Bodas de sangre (Marriage of Blood), opera after Lorca, 1952
• Corales Criollos No. 3, orchestra, 1953
• Symphony No. 5, 1956
• Epitafio en ritmos y sonidos, chorus and orchestra, 1961

Notes[link]

References[link]

• Don Randel, The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard, 1996, p. 144.

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Javier Sánchez

Country	Spain
Residence	Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Born	(1968-02-01) 1 February 1968 (age 44) Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb; 11 st)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$4,427,811
Singles
Career record	327–335
Career titles	4
Highest ranking	No. 23 (6 June 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1990)
French Open	4R (1990)
Wimbledon	2R (1991, 1992, 1997)
US Open	QF (1991, 1996)
Doubles
Career record	379–311
Career titles	26
Highest ranking	No. 9 (30 April 1990)

Javier Sánchez Vicario (born 1968 in Pamplona, Spain) is a former professional tennis player from Spain.

Sánchez won the US Open junior title in 1986, and then turned professional. He won his first professional doubles titles in 1987. His first top-level singles title came in 1988 at Buenos Aires. During his career he won a total of four top-level singles titles and 26 doubles titles. He reached the quarter-finals of the US Open in 1991 and 1996. His career-high rankings were World No. 23 in singles (in 1994) and No. 9 in doubles (in 1992).

Sánchez is a member of one of the world's most successful tennis families. His younger sister Arantxa Sánchez Vicario became the youngest-ever winner of the women's singles title at the French Open at age 17 in 1989, and went on to win several more Grand Slam titles. His older brother Emilio Sánchez was also a very successful player who won several Grand Slam doubles titles. In Javier's first career singles final in 1987 in Madrid, he faced Emilio. It was the first time that two brothers had met each other in the final of a top-level tour tournament. Emilio won the match 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. (Emilio and Javier faced each other a total of 12 times during their careers. Javier won two of their matches, and Emilio won ten.)

Doubles titles (26)[link]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	3 August 1987	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd	6–7, 3–6
Winner	1.	21 September 1987	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Carlos Di Laura	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	26 October 1987	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Emilio Sánchez	Mel Purcell Tim Wilkison	3–6, 5–7
Winner	2.	16 November 1987	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Gilad Bloom	Tomás Carbonell Sergio Casal	6–3, 6–7, 6–4
Winner	3.	13 June 1988	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Rolf Hertzog Marc Walder	6–1, 7–6
Runner-up	3.	7 November 1988	São Paulo, Brazil	Hard	Ricardo Acuña	Jay Berger Horacio de la Peña	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	14 November 1988	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Carlos Costa	Eduardo Bengoechea José Luis Clerc	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Winner	5.	8 May 1989	Munich, Germany	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Peter Doohan Laurie Warder	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
Winner	6.	15 May 1989	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Boris Becker Eric Jelen	6–4, 6–1
Winner	7.	19 June 1989	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Sergio Casal	Tomas Nydahl Jorgen Windahl	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	26 June 1989	Bari, Italy	Clay	Sergio Casal	Simone Colombo Claudio Mezzadri	6–0, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	8.	7 August 1989	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd	7–5, 7–6
Winner	9.	16 April 1990	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	7–6, 7–5
Runner-up	5.	30 April 1990	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Tomáš Šmíd Petr Korda	4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	6.	7 May 1990	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Juan Carlos Baguena Omar Camporese	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	16 July 1990	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Omar Camporese	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner	10.	6 August 1990	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Eric Winogradsky	Francisco Clavet Horst Skoff	7–6, 6–2
Winner	11.	8 October 1990	Athens, Greece	Clay	Sergio Casal	Tom Kempers Richard Krajicek	6–4, 6–3
Winner	12.	11 March 1991	Indian Wells, U.S.	Hard	Jim Courier	Guy Forget Henri Leconte	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Winner	13.	20 May 1991	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Gilad Bloom	Richey Reneberg David Wheaton	7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Winner	14.	26 August 1991	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Todd Woodbridge	Andrés Gómez Emilio Sánchez	3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up	8.	30 September 1991	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Emilio Sánchez	Jacco Eltingh Tom Kempers	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	15.	13 April 1992	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Andrés Gómez	Ivan Lendl Karel Nováček	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	25 May 1992	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Javier Frana	Luke Jensen Laurie Warder	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	10.	26 October 1992	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Marc Rosset	Glenn Layendecker Byron Talbot	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	11.	15 November 1993	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet	Wayne Ferreira	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	12.	11 April 1994	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Jim Courier	Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Rikl	7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Winner	16.	18 April 1994	Nice, France	Clay	Mark Woodforde	Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	13.	16 May 1994	Rome, Italy	Clay	Wayne Ferreira	Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Rikl	1–6, 5–7
Winner	17.	10 October 1994	Athens, Greece	Clay	Luis Lobo	Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up	14.	16 January 1995	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Luis Lobo	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	15.	6 March 1995	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Luis Lobo	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	16.	1 May 1995	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Luis Lobo	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	3–6, 4–6
Winner	18.	17 July 1995	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Luis Lobo	Arnaud Boetsch Marc Rosset	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Winner	19.	28 August 1995	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Luis Lobo	David Ekerot László Markovits	6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	17.	26 October 1995	Munich, Germany	Clay	Luis Lobo	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	3–6, 4–6
Winner	20.	22 April 1996	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Luis Lobo	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	18.	6 May 1996	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Luis Lobo	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Winner	21.	13 January 1997	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Luis Lobo	Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink	6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Winner	22.	10 March 1997	Scottsdale, U.S.	Hard	Luis Lobo	Jonas Björkman Rick Leach	6–3, 6–3
Winner	23.	12 May 1997	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Luis Lobo	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6–3, 7–6
Winner	24.	6 October 1997	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Luis Lobo	Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic	7–5, 7–5
Winner	25.	31 August 1998	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Julián Alonso	Brandon Coupe Dave Randall	6–4, 6–4
Winner	26.	2 August 1999	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Mariano Puerta	Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi	3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline[link]

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

External links[link]

• Official ATP Profile