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Where did the Spanish Alcantar family come from? What is the Spanish Alcantar family crest and coat of arms? When did the Alcantar family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Alcantar family history?
The Alcantar surname is derived from the place name Alcantara on the Tagus river in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. Alcantara is derived from the Arabic word "cantara" meaning "bridge" and the definite article "al." The bridge in question was built about the year 105 by the Romans, and the village was named for the bridge by the Moors. The bridge of Alcantara is still standing today, having been restored in the late 19th century.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Alcantara, Al Cantara, Alcántara and others.First found in Castile. According to scholars, the surname descends from a Castilian knight who served King Fernando II of Leon, in the first Reconquest of the village of Alcantara, in 1166. In rewarding the knight, the King also had him take the surname Alcantara and to bear the arms of this village. The village was re-taken by the Moors, and then recovered by Alonso of Leon in 1214, who then established the Order of Alcantara, a religious and military order for defense against the Moors.
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Alcantar Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Gabriel Alcantar, aged 32, who emigrated to America, in 1919
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