The Castro is a district in San Francisco, in the United States. Since the late twentieth century it has been famous as a lively, fashionable neighbourhood where many gay people live, meet, and go out — rainbow flags, bars, shops, and a long history of fighting for gay rights in that city. Visitors come for the atmosphere as much as for the streets. Though actually, the name is not a 'gay' word in Spanish. It is a Spanish family name, and the area is named after José Castro, a Californian politician who lived from 1808 to 1860. In Taiwan, when someone says 卡斯楚 you will usually think of Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader. That is a different Castro. This entry is the San Francisco neighbourhood.