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There is no tradition on taking different surnames in the Latin American or Spanish cultures. I would considered this case, simply as Roque and Antonio being half brothers, sharing the same mother but different fathers. As simple as that. It could also be that one took his mother's maiden name and the other took his father's surname, but I would say, that is a long stretch. In Spanish descending cultures, it is quite important that the children bear the Father's surname and in second position, the mother's maiden name. When a child has only one surname, it is regularly assumed that this child/person is a bastard (meaning that "his father did not acknowledge his existence" and not as an insult. Clarifying, just in case...)
Have you searched for Antonio and Roque's parents names? That could give a whole new perspective as in why the different surnames...

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Hope this helps,
Magia.

This message was edited 11/11/2004, 8:18 AM