Velasco (also Belasco or Belasko) is a

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. According to the academy of Basque language, it is derived from the Visigothic name 'Vela' (Vigila) and the

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''–sco''.https://www.euskaltzaindia.eus/en/ (Onomastics, Belasco) The name also made its way into Portuguese as Vasco. Notable people with the surname include: *The Castilian noble house of Velasco, rulers of the Dukedom of Frías * Alberto Contador Velasco (born 1982), Spanish professional road bicycle racer *

Álvaro Velasco (golfer) Álvaro Velasco Roca (born 15 May 1981) is a Spanish professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Velasco was born in Barcelona and attended Coastal Carolina University on a golf scholarship where he graduated with a degree in Business ...

(born 1981), Spanish professional golfer *

Álvaro Velasco (weightlifter) Álvaro Augusto Velasco Alzate (born March 3, 1971) is a retired male Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter from Colombia, who thrice won a medal for his native South American country at the Pan American Games: in 1991, 1995 and 1999. He twice com ...

(born 1971), Colombian weightlifter * Ana de Velasco y Girón (1585–1607), mother of John IV of Portugal * Andrés Velasco (born 1961), Chilean economist and former Finance Minister *

Camile Velasco Ciara-Camile "Camile" Roque Velasco (born September 1, 1985), known by her stage name Eli-Mac, is a Philippines, Filipino American singer and came in ninth place on the American Idol (season 3), third season of the reality/talent-search televis ...

(born 1985), Filipino–American singer *

Concha Velasco Concepción Velasco Varona (29 November 1939 – 2 December 2023), known professionally as Concha Velasco, also Conchita Velasco, was a Spanish actress, singer, dancer, television presenter, and theatrical producer. She received numerous accolad ...

(1939–2023), Spanish actress *

Cris Velasco Cris Velasco is an American video game and film composer. His works include the musical scores for ''Overwatch'', ''Mass Effect'', '' Borderlands'', ''God of War'', '' StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm'' and ''Bloodborne''. Biography He has be ...

(born 1980), American film and video game composer *

Diablo Velasco Cuahutémoc Velasco Vargas (April 28, 1919 – June 13, 1999) was a Mexican professional wrestler and trainer under the name Diablo Velasco. Velasco trained many famous Mexican wrestlers, including Gory Guerrero, Raul Armas, Los Hermanos Crucero, ...

(1919–1999), Mexican trainer of professional wrestlers *

Diego López de Zúñiga y Velasco Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. ...

(1510–1564), sixth viceroy of Peru * Domingo Antonio Velasco, 18th–century Italian painter *

Eleanor Thornton Eleanor Velasco Thornton (15 April 1880 – 30 December 1915) was an English actress and artist's model. Biography Eleanor Velasco Thornton was the name adopted by Nelly Thornton, born at 18 Cottage Grove, Stockwell, London. Her father was Fr ...

(Eleanor Velasco Thornton; 1880–1915), model for the Rolls–Royce hood ornament, ''

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Epimaco Velasco Epimaco Ardina Velasco (December 12, 1935 – January 27, 2014), popularly known as Epi, was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as DILG Secretary, governor of Cavite, and NBI Director. He was the first NBI Director who rose from the ran ...

(1935–2014), Filipino politician *

Félix Díaz Velasco Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...

(1868–1945), Mexican politician and general *

Gabriela Velasco Gabriela de la Concepción Velasco Vergara (Santiago, 10 October 1941 - Santiago, 4 June 2019)Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación, Inscripción N° 4.378, año 1941 was a Chilean actress and television presenter. A communicator and telev ...

(1941–2019), Chilean actress and television presenter *

Gaspar de Borja y Velasco Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (26 June 1580 – 28 December 1645) was a Spanish cardinal, ecclesiastic and politician. He belonged to the house of Borgia (though he always used the Spanish spelling of ''Borja'') and served as Primate of Spain, Archb ...

(1580–1645), Spanish Cardinal, metropolitan of Toledo *

Iván Velasco Iván Velasco Murillo (born 7 February 1980 in Mondragón, Basque Country) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2006 and 2014 for the , and teams. Major results ;2012 : 9th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y ...

(born 1980), Spanish road bicycle racer *

Jaime Castillo Velasco Jaime Castillo Velasco (; 14 March 1914 – 29 October 2003) was a Chilean politician who served as president and vice-president of the Christian Democrat Party on several occasions. Early life Born in Santiago, he studied at the Liceo Alemán ...

(1914–2003), Chilean politician *

José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda José Antonio Manso de Velasco y Sánchez de Samaniego, KOS () (May 10, 1689 – Jan 5, 1767) was a Spanish soldier and politician who served as governor of Chile and viceroy of Peru. As Governor of Chile Manso de Velasco served as governor of ...

(1688–1767), Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru *

José María Velasco Gómez José María Tranquilino Francisco de Jesús Velasco Gómez Obregón, generally known as José María Velasco, ( Temascalcingo, 6 July 1840 Estado de México, 26 August 1912) was a 19th-century Mexican polymath, most famous as a painter who mad ...

(1840–1912), Mexican painter *

José María Velasco Ibarra José María Velasco Ibarra (19 March 1893 – 30 March 1979) was an Ecuadorian politician. He became president of Ecuador five times, in 1934–1935, 1944–1947, 1952–1956, 1960–1961, and 1968–1972, and only in 1952–1956 he complete ...

(1893–1979), Ecuadorian president, five times elected by popular vote * José María Cervantes y Velasco (c. 1785 – 1856), Mexican army officer *

José Miguel de Velasco José Miguel de Velasco Franco (; 29 September 1795 – 13 October 1859) was a Bolivian Officer (armed forces), military officer and statesman who served as the fourth president of Bolivia on four occasions: 1828, 1829, 1839–1841, and 1848. V ...

(1795–1859), Bolivian president * Jose R. Velasco (1916–2007), Filipino plant physiologist and agricultural chemist *

Juan Velasco Alvarado Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado (June 16, 1910 – December 24, 1977) was a Peruvian Army general, general who served as the President of Peru after a successful 1968 Peruvian coup d'état, coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde's presidency ...

(1910–1977), Peruvian general, ruler of Peru 1968–1975 * Juan Velasco (footballer) (Juan Velasco Damas, born 1977), Spanish footballer *

Juan de Velasco Juan de Velasco y Pérez Petroche (1727–1792) was an 18th-century Jesuit priest, historian, and professor of philosophy and theology from the Royal Audience of Quito. He was born in Riobamba to Juan de Velasco y López de Moncayo and to M ...

(1727–1796), Jesuit priest *

Juan Zambudio Velasco Juan Zambudio Velasco, (born 21 November 1921 in La Alquería, Murcia - died 21 January 2004 in Igualada, Barcelona) was a Spanish football goalkeeper. He played for Mollet and FC Barcelona. He retired playing in CE Sabadell FC. He was contr ...

(1921–2004), Spanish football goalkeeper *

Julio Velasco Julio Velasco (born 9 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional volleyball player and coach. He obtained Italian citizenship in 1992. Velasco was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2005. He is the head coach of ...

(born 1952), Argentine volleyball coach *

Luís de Velasco Luis de Velasco y Ruiz de Alarcón (1511 – July 31, 1564) was the second viceroy of New Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the mid-sixteenth century. Biography Velasco was born in the town of Carrión de los Con ...

(1511–1564), Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of New Spain *

Luis de Velasco, 1st Marquess of Salinas del Río Pisuerga Luis de Velasco, 1st Marquess of Salinas del Río Pisuerga (c. 1534 – September 7, 1617) was a Spanish nobleman who was the ninth viceroy of New Spain from January 27, 1590 to November 4, 1595, and again from July 2, 1607, to June 10, 161 ...

(c. 1534 – 1617), Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of New Spain and of Peru *

Luis de Velasco y Velasco, 2nd Count of Salazar Luis de Velasco y Velasco, 2nd Count of Salazar, 1st Marquess of Belvedere (Valladolid, Spain, 1559 – Dunkirk, Spanish Netherlands (present-day France), 1625) was a Spanish military commander during the French Wars of Religion and the Eighty Year ...

(1559–1625), Spanish nobleman, commander in the Eighty Years' War * Luis Vicente de Velasco (1711–1762), commander in the Royal Spanish Navy *

Manuel de Velasco y Tejada Manuel de Velasco y Tejada was a Spanish Navy officer and colonial administrator commanded the Spanish fleet during the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702 during the War of Spanish Succession The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great po ...

, Spanish admiral at the Battle of Vigo Bay (1702) *

Manuela Velasco Manuela Velasco Díez (born 23 October 1975) is a Spanish actress and television presenter. She played Ángela Vidal in the horror franchise ''REC'' (2007–2014), for which she won a Goya Award in 2008. Career Velasco's first film role was ...

(born 1975), Spanish film actress *

María Elena Velasco María Elena Velasco Fragoso (17 December 1940 – 1 May 2015) was a Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer. She is best known for creating and portraying La India María, a comical character based on indigenous Mexican women. ...

(1940–2015), Mexican actress and film director *

Miguel Alemán Velasco Miguel Alemán Velasco (born 18 March 1932) is a Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist. He is a former senator and governor of Veracruz. Alemán Velasco is the son of former Mexican president Miguel Alemán Valdés (1946–52), t ...

(born 1932), Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist * Omar Apolonio Velasco (born 1997), American singer-songwriter who performs as Omar Apollo *

Onyok Velasco Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco Jr. (born January 10, 1974) is a Filipino retired boxer, comedian and actor from Bago, Negros Occidental. Competing in the 48 kg category he won a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games and a silver at the 1996 Summer Ol ...

(Mansueto Velasco Jr., born 1974), Filipino Olympic silver medalist in boxing * Pedro Donoso Velasco (1944–2001), Chilean chess master * Presbitero Velasco Jr. (born 1948), incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Roel Velasco (born 1972), retired Filipino boxer *

Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco Sánchez (23 December 1644 – 23 April 1728) was a Spanish composer, musician and organist based in Peru, associated with the American Baroque. Life Torrejón y Velasco was born in Villarrobledo and spent his ch ...

(1644-1728), Spanish composer based in Peru * Verónica Ruiz de Velasco (born 1968), Mexican painter * Vicente Manuel de Céspedes y Velasco (died 1794), Spanish governor of Santiago de Cuba and of West Florida *

Velasco Sánchez Velasco (or Blasco) Sánchez (''floruit'' 1153–1181) was an Iberian nobleman who held various political and military offices in three different kingdoms, serving under Afonso I of Portugal, Alfonso VIII of Castile, and Ferdinand II of León. He he ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

1153–1181), Iberian nobleman who held various political and military offices

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