The surname Alcara was first found in the kingdom of Castile, where a nobleman of unknown name who aided in the reconquest of the city of Alcaraz in 1213, was given that city's name to bear as his surname by King Don Alfonso VIII of Castile. One of his descendants was Mateo de Alcaraz, who was with Don Fernando III, " the Saint, " in 1227, during the conquest of Baeza, and the founding of the house of Lorca.
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Early History of the Alcara family
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Alcara Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Alcaraz, Alcaras and others.
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Early Notables of the Alcara family
Prominent among bearers of the Alcara family name at this time was
don Francisco and don Juan Alcaraz of Paracuellos in 1523, don Juan de Alcaraz of Ajalvir in 1542, don Antonio de Alcaraz of Valladolid in 1565, and don Martin de Alcaraz of Calahorra, in 1593...
Andrés Alcaraz was a Spanish politician and auditor, the 15th Governor-General of the Philippines of the Philippines under Spanish colonial rule (1616-1618.)...
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Migration of the Alcara family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisca de Marchena Alcaraz, who arrived in the Dominican Republic in 1563; with his wife and three children, Giwin Alcaraz, who arrived in New Orleans in 1829.
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