Castilla

American  

[kahs-tee-yah] / kɑsˈti jɑ /

noun

1. Ramón 1797–1867, Peruvian general and statesman: president of Peru 1845–51 and 1855–62.

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Example Sentences

The group's leader, Fernando Sanchez Castilla, a long-time plant employee who also serves as mayor of a nearby village, warns that shutting the facility would devastate dozens of surrounding communities.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“When I speak with investors or rating agencies, one of the top concerns is always, who will come after Julio?” said Luis Miguel Castilla, a former finance minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Such is the history of organized crime in Mexico, says Manelich Castilla, who served as commissioner of Mexico’s Federal Police.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

He rose through the ranks and made his first appearance with Madrid's B team, Castilla, in March 2022.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

September 27, sentence was declared in favor of the Augustinian fathers of Castilla, and that sentence makes a complete end to the alternative.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Various