What is "velasco"

Velasco (also Belasco or Belasko) is a Spanish family name and masculine first name derived from the Basque bela- meaning ' raven' or ' crow' and the diminutive suffix -sco. The name also made its way into Portuguese language 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 (weightlifter) (born 1971), Colombian weightlifter
• Álvaro Velasco (golfer) (born 1981), Spanish professional golfer
• 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 (born 1985), Filipino-American singer
• Cris Velasco (born 1980), American film and video game composer
• Diablo Velasco (1919-1999), Mexican trainer of professional wrestlers
• Diego López de Zúñiga y Velasco (1510-1564), sixth viceroy of Peru
• Domingo Antonio Velasco, 18th-century Italian painter
• Eleanor Thornton (1880-1915), (full name Eleanor Velasco Thornton), model for the Rolls-Royce hood ornament, Spirit of Ecstasy
• Epimaco Velasco (1935–2014), Filipino politician
• Félix Díaz Velasco (1868–1945), Mexican politician and general
• Gaspar Borja y Velasco (1580-1645), Spanish Cardinal, metropolitan of Toledo
• Iván Velasco, Spanish road bicycle racer
• Jaime Castillo Velasco (1914–2003), Chilean politician
• José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda (1688-1767), Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru
• José María Velasco Gómez (1840-1912), Mexican painter
• José María Velasco Ibarra (1893-1979), Ecuadorian president, five times elected by popular vote.
• José María Cervantes y Velasco (c. 1785-1856), Mexican army officer
• Jose R. Velasco (1916—2007), Filipino plant physiologist and agricultural chemist
• Juan Velasco (1910–1977), Peruvian general, ruler of Peru (1968-1975)
• Juan Velasco Damas (born 1977), Spanish footballer
• Juan de Velasco (1727-1796), Jesuit priest
• Juan de Velasco, Count of Siruela (died 1651), Spanish Governor of the Duchy of Milan
• Juan Zambudio Velasco (1921-2004), Spanish football goalkeeper
• Julio Velasco (born 1952), Argentine volleyball coach
• Luis de Velasco (1511-1564), Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of New Spain
• Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas (c. 1534-1617), Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of New Spain and of Peru
• Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla (1711-1762), commander in the Royal Spanish Navy
• Manuel de Velasco y Tejada, Spanish admiral at the Battle of Vigo Bay (1702)
• Manuela Velasco (born 1975), Spanish film actress
• Mansueto Velasco (born 1974), Filipino Olympic silver medalist in boxing
• María Elena Velasco (born 1940), Mexican actress and film director
• Miguel Alemán Velasco (born 1932), Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist
• Presbitero Velasco, Jr. (born 1948), incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
• Roel Velasco (born 1972), retired Filipino boxer
• 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 (fl. 1153-1181), Iberian nobleman who held various political and military offices

Velasco is a Spanish surname and given name.

Velasco may also refer to:

• Velasco, Texas, United States
• Velasco, Cuba
• Velasco Reef, Kayangel, Republic of Palau
• 20719 Velasco, an asteroid
• Battle of Velasco (1832), between the Republic of Mexico and a rebelling Mexican state
• Treaties of Velasco (1836), between the republics of Mexico and Texas
• Spanish cruiser Velasco, a Spanish cruiser that fought in the Spanish-American War
• Velasco class cruiser, of which the Velasco was the lead ship