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The surname Alcarez 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.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alcarez research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1523, 1542, 1565, 1593, 1616 and 1618 are included under the topic Early Alcarez History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Alcaraz, Alcaras and others.
Prominent among bearers of the Alcarez 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...
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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.