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Basilio

Basilio is a name of Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese origin. It a cognate of the English name Basil. The name may refer to:

Given name:
  • Basilio Augustín (1840–1910), Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines briefly in 1898
  • Basilio Badillo (1885–1935), Mexican educator and politician; served briefly as Governor of Jalisco 1921–22
  • Basilio Basili (1804–1895), Italian tenor and composer
  • Basílio da Gama (1740–1795), Brazilian poet and Jesuit priest, writing under the pen name Termindo Sipílio
  • Basilio de Bragança Pereira (born 1945), Brazilian statistician
  • Basilio do Nascimento (born 1950), Roman Catholic bishop of Baucau, East Timor
  • Basilio Farinha (born 1977), Portuguese politician
  • Basilio Lami Dozo (born 1929), Argentine military officer; member of the military junta ruling Argentina 1981–82
  • Basilio Martín Patino (born 1930), Spanish documentary film director
  • Basilio Paraíso (1849–1930), Aragonese businessman and politician
  • Basilio Pompilj (1858–1931), Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao (a.k.a. Pumaqallo or Pumacalla) (1635–1710), Peruvian Quechua painter
  • Basilio Villarino (1741–1785), Spanish naval officer; sailed around Cape Horn
Surname:
  • Carmen Basilio (1927–2012), Italian-American professional boxer
  • Charles Fernando Basílio da Silva (born 1985), Brazilian professional football player, playing for Russia
  • Norma Enriqueta Basilio de Sotelo (a.k.a. Queta Basilio) (born 1948), Mexican Olympic hurdler; lit the Olympic Torch for the 1968 summer games
  • Paloma San Basilio (born 1950), Spanish singer
Fictional characters:
  • Basilio, character in the opera The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart
  • Don Basilio, character in the opera The Barber of Seville by Rossini
  • Cousin Basilio, character and novel by José Maria de Eça de Queiroz
  • Basilio, character in the novels Noli Me Tangere (novel) and El Filibusterismo by Jose Rizal
  • Basilio, King of Poland and father of Segismundo in the Spanish play Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.
  • Basilio, King of the United States of Banana and father of Segismundo in the Latin American epic farce United States of Banana by Giannina Braschi.
Firms:
  • Basílio Advogados, Brazilian law firm
Places:
  • Dom Basílio, town in Brazil
  • San Basilio, town in Sardinia, Italy
  • San Basilio de Palenque, village in Colombia