<P> Surname: Galician and Portuguese: from a misdivision of Daponte, a topographic name from da ponte' from the bridge' </P> <Ul> <Li> Carlos Aponte, Colombian footballerc </Li> <Li> Christopher Aponte, American ballet dancer </Li> <Li> Edwin David Aponte (born 1957), American historian and theologian </Li> <Li> Gabriel Cano de Aponte (1665--1733), Spanish soldier and Royal Governor of Chile </Li> <Li> Gianluigi Aponte (born 1940), Italian businessman </Li> <Li> Javier Aponte Dalmau, Puerto Rican politician </Li> <Li> José Aponte (disambiguation), several people </Li> <Li> Kevin Aponte (born 1990), Puerto Rican actor </Li> <Li> Luis Aponte (born 1953), Venezuelan baseball player </Li> <Li> Luis Aponte Martínez (1922--2012), Puerto Rican Catholic cardinal </Li> <Li> Manuel Alejandro Aponte Gómez (1974--2014), Mexican drug cartel leader </Li> <Li> Marco Aponte (born 1966), Venezuelan academic and performer </Li> <Li> Mari Carmen Aponte (born 1946), American attorney and politician </Li> <Li> Mike Aponte, American blackjack player </Li> <Li> Ricardo Aponte (born c. 1949), United States Air Force general </Li> <Li> Rick Aponte (born 1956), Dominican Republic baseball coach </Li> <Li> Sergio Aponte Polito, Mexican Army general </Li> <Li> Sylvia Rodríguez Aponte, Puerto Rican politician </Li> </Ul> <Li> Carlos Aponte, Colombian footballerc </Li> <Li> Christopher Aponte, American ballet dancer </Li>

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