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 named 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 Alcântara e Silva. Consequently, the surname Alcântara is also found among descendants of freed slaves of the Brazilian imperial household.[1]

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  1. ^ Historias de Exclusión: Afrodescendientes en el Uruguay - Page 48 Teresa Porzecanski, Beatriz Santos - 2006 "Entonces había unos negros de apellido Alcântara, 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 Alcântara e Silva."

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