CASTRO DEL RIO EL REAL, a town in the province of Cordova, Spain. It is situated near the river Guadajocillo,
about 16 miles S.E. from Cordova, and contains several churches, schools, and hospitals, a handsome town-house and prison. Its population is rather more than 9000, the great majority of whom are employed in agricultural pursuits. Its commerce is confined to the exportation of grain and oil, and its industry to coarse manufactures for domestic purposes.