, ▁New ▁York ▁Category : Act ors ▁from ▁Mount ▁Vern on , ▁New ▁York <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁former ▁ancient ▁Muslim ▁farm st ead ▁of ▁Al can ada , ▁is ▁today ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁traditional ▁summer ▁hol iday ▁spot , ▁with ▁a ▁beach ▁without ▁sand , ▁a ▁golf - course ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁island ▁with ▁a ▁l ighth ouse . ▁Al can ada , ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁' A uc an ada ' ▁in ▁Catal án ▁and ▁in ▁m all or qu ín ▁languages , ▁gave ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁se as ide ▁area ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁the ▁Port ▁d ' Al c ud ia ▁to ▁the ▁Cap ▁de ▁Men or ca . ▁The ▁place ▁name ▁most ▁likely ▁came ▁from ▁Alb ec an ata ▁( Al - k add an ) ▁– as ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁L li bre ▁del ▁Re part iment ▁( M aj or ca ) ▁( 1 2 3 2 ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Al can ada ' s ▁farm st ead ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁centuries ▁of ▁our ▁era ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁Roman ▁settlement ▁in ▁Al can ada ' s ▁area , ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁city ▁of ▁Pol l ent ia ▁( Al c ú dia ) ▁the ▁ancient ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁B ale ares ▁Islands . ▁Later ▁on , ▁during ▁the ▁Muslim ▁rule ▁of ▁Mall or ca ▁( 9 th - 1 3 th ▁centuries ), ▁the ▁farm st ead ▁of ▁Al can ada