Alcántara ( surname ) - wikipedia Alcántara ( surname ) Alcántara ( Spanish ), Alcàntara ( Catalan ), Alcântara ( Portuguese ), and Alcantara ( Sicilian ) are surnames, related to the Andalusian place name Alcántara ( derived from Arabic for `` the bridge '' ). There are several related place names Alcantara, with the most noted being Alcántara, Spain, the birthplace of Saint Peter of Alcantara, the Franciscan Saint. The surname has royal connections and the emperors of Brazil, such as Pedro II had the surname Alcántara y Silva. Consequently, the surname Alcántara is also found among freed slaves of the Brazilian household. Contents 1 Spanish 2 Catalan 3 Portuguese 4 References 5 See also Spanish Arismendy Alcántara -- Dominican baseball player Francisco Linares Alcántara -- Venezuelan statesman Izzy Alcántara -- Dominican baseball player Paulino Alcántara -- Filipino footballer who made much of his career in Spain Pedro Alcántara Herrán -- Colombian statesman Peter of Alcantara ( Spanish : San Pedro de Alcántara ) ( 1499 -- 1562 ) -- canonized Spanish saint Reinier Alcántara -- footballer born in Cuba who fled to the United States in 2008 Ricardo Alcántara Sgarbi ( 1946 ) -- Uruguayan writer Roberto Alcántara -- Mexican CEO of Viva Aerobus, a Mexican low - cost airline. Catalan Manuel Alcàntara i Gusart ( 1892 - 1981 ) -- Catalan ( Spanish ) professor, journalist and artistic promoter Pere d'Alcàntara Penya i Nicolau ( 1823 - 1906 ) -- Majorcan ( Spanish ) writer Portuguese Antônio Castilho de Alcântara Machado -- Brazilian journalist, politician and writer Alcântara de Mello ( or Alcântara de Melo ) -- Portuguese family with ties to Portugal 's colonies between 1400 and 1974 Fabrício Lopes Alcântara -- Brazilian footballer Fernando Lopes Alcântara -- Brazilian footballer Fábio Lopes Alcântara -- Brazilian footballer Hugo Alcântara -- Brazilian footballer Iuri Alcântara ( born 1980 ) -- Brazilian mixed martial artist José Pedro de Alcântara -- Brazilian founder Conceição de Ipanema town, in Minas Gerais stateremover Monalysa Alcântara -- Miss Brasil 2017 Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão Para ( 1875 -- 1940 ) -- member of the Brazilian imperial family Roberto Alcântara Ballesteros -- Brazilian footballer Thiago Alcântara -- Spanish - Brazilian footballer Rafa Alcântara -- Brazilian - Spanish footballer, younger brother of Thiago Alcântara Baltasar Lopes da Silva -- writer, poet and linguist from Cape Verde who sometimes used the pseudonym Osvaldo Alcântara References Jump up ^ Historias de Exclusión : Afrodescendientes en el Uruguay - Page 48 Teresa Porzecanski, Beatriz Santos - 2006 `` Entonces había unos negros de apellido Alcántara, brasileños, que habían sido servidores de la casa imperial. Porque los emperadores de Brasil, Don Pedro II, no tienen el apellido de Braganza, sino que tienen el apellido Alcántara y Silva. '' See also Alcantara ( disambiguation ) Surname list This page lists people with the surname Alcantara. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alcantara_(surname)&oldid=798489073 '' Categories : Surnames Portuguese - language surnames Spanish - language surnames Catalan - language surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 2 September 2017, at 07 : 05 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name alcantara come from
Answer: the Andalusian place name Alcántara (derived from Arabic for "the bridge")