<Li> Jorge Luis Volpi Escalante, Mexican writer </Li> <Li> Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, Spanish padre and explorer in North America </Li> <Ul> <Li> Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines </Li> <Li> Escalante, Cantabria, Spain </Li> <Li> Escalante, Utah </Li> <Li> Escalante Desert </Li> <Li> Escalante (El Apagado), a volcano in Chile </Li> <Li> Escalante River, Utah </Li> <Li> Escalante (crater), a crater on Mars </Li> <Li> Escalante Department, an administrative district in Argentina </Li> <Li> Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument, Utah </Li> <Li> Escalante River (Venezuela) </Li> <Li> The Escalante, a Fred Harvey Hotel in Ash Fork, Arizona; closed in 1948 </Li> <Li> 5095 Escalante, an asteroid </Li> </Ul> <Li> Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines </Li>

Where does the last name escalante originate from