Vela or Velas may refer to:

Astronomy

Vela (constellation) Vela is a constellation in the southern sky, which contains the Vela Supercluster. Its name is Latin for the sails of a ship, and it was originally part of a larger constellation, the ship ''Argo Navis'', which was later divided into three part ...

, a constellation in the southern sky (the Sails) **

Vela (Chinese astronomy) The modern constellation Vela lies across one of the quadrants symbolized by The Vermilion Bird of the South (南方朱雀, ''Nán Fāng Zhū Què'') and The Southern Asterisms (近南極星區, ''Jìnnánjíxīngōu''), that divide the sky in tr ...

Vela Pulsar The Vela Pulsar (PSR J0835-4510 or PSR B0833-45) is a radio, optical, X-ray- and Gamma ray, gamma-emitting pulsar associated with the Vela Supernova Remnant in the constellation of Vela (constellation), Vela. Its parent Type II supernova ...

Vela X-1 Vela X-1 is a pulsing, eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB) system, associated with the Uhuru source 4U 0900-40 and the supergiant star HD 77581. The X-ray emission of the neutron star is caused by the capture and accretion ...

, a pulsing, eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary system

Places

* Vela Bluff, Antarctica *

Vela, Dolj Vela is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbi ...

, Romania *

Vela (Ilidža – Sarajevo) Vela or Velas may refer to: Astronomy * Vela (constellation), a constellation in the southern sky (the Sails) ** Vela (Chinese astronomy) ** Vela Pulsar ** Vela X-1, a pulsing, eclipsing high-mass X-ray binary system Places * Vela Bluff, Antarc ...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Velas, Maharashtra Velas is a village in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the India ...

, India

Ships

* '' CMA CGM Vela'', a container ship in service since 2008 * USNS ''Vela'' (T-AK-89), US Army port repair ship * ''Vela''-class submarine, of the Indian Navy ** INS ''Vela'' (S40), in service 1973–2010

Technology

* Project Vela, a system developed by the United States to monitor compliance with the Partial Test Ban Treaty **

Vela (satellite) Vela was the name of a group of reconnaissance satellites developed as the Vela Hotel element of Project Vela by the United States to detect nuclear detonations and monitor Soviet Union compliance with the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty. Vela sta ...

, a series of satellites launched by the United States to monitor nuclear testing ***

Vela incident The Vela incident was an unidentified double flash of light detected by an American Vela Hotel satellite on 22 September 1979 near the South African territory of Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean, roughly midway between Africa and Antar ...

, an international incident, in which a Vela satellite is thought to possibly have observed a nuclear test *

Versatile Laboratory Aid The Versatile Laboratory Aid (VELA) is a 4-channel Data logger, data logging tool that was created as part of a joint venture by Ashley Clarke, Keith Jones and David Binney of Leeds University and Educational Electronics. The VELA was designed to ...

(VELA), a data logging tool used in education

People

Given name

Vela Jiménez Vela Jiménez who appears also as ''Vigila Scemeniz'', is documented on two occasions as Count of Álava between 882 and 883 in the ''Codex Vigilanus'', compiled in 881 with two large paragraphs added subsequently describing the events that took pl ...

(fl. 882–883), Count of Álava *

Vela Ladrón Vela Ladrón or Latrónez (died 1174) was a Spanish nobleman who ruled the Basque counties of Álava, Biscay (Vizcaya) and Guipúzcoa. He succeeded his father as count of Álava in 1155 or 1156. He acquired Biscay around 1160 and Guipúzcoa aroun ...

(fl. 1136–1174), Spanish nobleman * Vela Manusaute, Niuean writer and director * Vela Ovéquiz (fl. 1065–1085), count in the Kingdom of Galicia * Vela Peeva (1922–1944), Bulgarian partisan *

Vela Velupillai Kumaraswamy (Vela) Velupillai (born 1947) is an academic economist and a ''Senior Visiting Professor'' at the Madras School of Economics and was, formerly, (''Distinguished'') ''Professor of Economics'' at the New School for Social Research in N ...

(born 1947), Sri Lankan-American economist

Surname

Alejandro Vela Manuel Alejandro Vela Garrido (born 28 March 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger. Career He made his debut on 14 August 2004, for Chivas against Atlante. He played for fellow Liga MX team Chiapas from 2006 ...

(born 1984), Mexican footballer *

Alexandra Vela Alexandra Blanca Vela Puga is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician originally from El Salvador. She was the a dean of the Faculty of Law at the . Biography Alexandra Vela was born to Ecuadorian parents in El Salvador. She studied law at the Uni ...

, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician *

Arqueles Vela Arqueles Vela (Guatemala/Tapachula 1899 – Mexico City 1977) was a Mexican writer, journalist A journalist is a person who gathers information in the form of text, audio or pictures, processes it into a newsworthy form and disseminates it ...

(1899–1977), Guatemalan-Mexican writer, journalist, and teacher *

Blanca Vela Blanca Sanchez Vela (May 27, 1936 – February 19, 2014) was an American politician and matriarch of one of the most prominent families in Brownsville, Texas. Vela, who served as the Mayor of Brownsville from 1999 until 2003, was the city's first ...

(1936–2014), American politician *

Blasco Núñez Vela Blasco Núñez Vela (c. 1490 – January 18, 1546) was the first Spanish viceroy of South America ("Viceroyalty of Peru"). Serving from May 15, 1544 to January 18, 1546, he was charged by Charles V with the enforcement of the controversial ...

(1490–1546), viceroy of Peru *

Carlos Vela Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (; born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican former association football, footballer. A versatile offensive player, Vela could be deployed as a forward (association football), forward, winger (association football), winger, an ...

(born 1989), Mexican footballer *

Carmen Vela Carmen Vela Olmo (born 25 March 1955) is a Spanish entrepreneur, researcher and former secretary of state of investigation, development and innovation.

(born 1955), Spanish entrepreneur, researcher, and cabinet minister *

Cindy Vela Cindy Vela is an American actress and model. She appeared in '' Black November'' (2012), '' Endgame'' (2015), '' Camino'' (2016), and '' Run Hide Fight'' (2020). Early life and education Vela was born in Brownsville, Texas. She later lived in ...

(born 1979), American actress, model, and saxophonist *

Cristóbal Vela Cristóbal Vela (c. 1588-1658) was a Spanish Baroque painter and gilder. Born in Jaén, Spain, it is agreed that Vela studied the first principles of painting in Córdoba, Andalusia, under Pablo de Céspedes. He then moved to Madrid, where ...

(1588–1654), Spanish Baroque painter and gilder *

Ernesto Vela Ernesto Vela (born 20 October 1968) is a Mexican former swimmer Olympian. International competition Summer Olympics He competed at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games. The first Games were the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, ...

(born 1968), Mexican Olympic swimmer * Filemon Vela, Jr. (born 1963), American lawyer and politician *

Filemon Vela, Sr. Filemón Bartolomé Vela (May 1, 1935 – April 13, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Education and career Born in Harlingen, Texas, Vela was a private in the Unit ...

(1935–2004), United States federal judge * Giuseppe Vela Júnior (born 1977), Brazilian footballer * Gonzalo Vázquez Vela (1893–1963), Mexican politician * José Manuel Vela Bargues (1962–2022), Spanish economist and politician * Josh Vela (born 1993), English footballer * Lucé Vela, First Lady of Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2013 * Marco Alonso Vela (born 1961), Mexican politician * Moises Vela, American lawyer and government advisor *

Nallely Vela Nallely Vela Rascón (born February 8, 1986, in Veracruz, Veracruz) is a Mexican sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. She won a total of three medals (two golds and one silver), as a member of the Mexican relay team, at the Ibero-American ...

(born 1986), Mexican sprinter * Norma Safford Vela, American television writer, director, and producer * Orlando Vela (born 1994), Mexican footballer * Rafael Cárdenas Vela, Mexican drug cartel leader *

Ricky Vela Ricardo Vela is an American musician and songwriter who was the keyboardist for the band Selena y Los Dinos from 1984 to 1995. Works Vela has either written or co-written the following songs that topped on ''Billboard'' 200, ''Billboard'' Latin ...

, American songwriter and keyboardist *

Rodolfo Neri Vela Rodolfo Neri Vela (born 19 February 1952) is a Mexican scientist and astronaut who flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission in the year 1985. He is the second Latin American to have traveled to space after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez. ...

(born 1952), Mexican scientist and astronaut * Rosie Vela (born 1954), American model and singer-songwriter *

Sergio Vela Sergio Vela (born June 27, 1964, in Mexico City) is a Mexico, Mexican-United States, American opera director, designer, radio and television host, musician, lawyer and academician. Education He studied piano with Héctor Rojas, singing with Maria ...

(born 1964), Mexican-American opera director *

Spartaco Vela Spartaco Vela (22 March 1854 – 23 June 1895) was a Swiss people, Swiss painter mainly active in Milan, Italy. Biography Vela was born on 22 March 1854 in Turin, the only child of Swiss sculptor Vincenzo Vela and Sabina Vela-Dragoni. He was rai ...

(1853–1895), Italian painter, son of Vincenzo Vela * Vincenzo Vela (1820–1891), Swiss-Italian sculptor

Other uses

* Nemmara Vallangi Vela, an annual festival of a village called Nemmara in South India *

Vela International Marine Vela International Marine Limited () is a Bahri (company), Bahri-owned company. Vela, established in 1984, currently owns 29 oil tankers most of which are Oil tanker#Size categories, very large crude carriers (VLCCs). Vela Internation ...

, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco * Vela, a playable character in the video game ''

Jet Force Gemini ''Jet Force Gemini'' is a 1999 third-person shooter developed and published by Rare (company), Rare for the Nintendo 64 video game console. The game follows the story of three members of a galactic law enforcement team as they try to stop a horde ...

'' * Vela, a religious, cultural celebration from the city of Tehuantepec, Mexico * Vela, an alternative appellation for

Mokosh Mokosh ( ) is a List of Slavic deities, Slavic goddess. No narratives about this deity have survived and scholars must rely on academic disciplines like philology to discern details about her. According to etymological reconstruction, Mokosh wa ...

, the consort of the Slavic god of thunder * ''Vela'', a genus of land crabs in the family

Gecarcinucidae The Gecarcinucidae are a family of true freshwater crabs. They are found throughout South Asia, Southeast Asia and New Guinea, with a single genus found in Australia. Taxonomy The family Parathelphusidae is now demoted to the rank of subfamily ...

* ''Vela'' (film), a 2023 Indian crime drama