Velasco
Encyclopedia
Velasco is a Spanish
family name
and masculine first name derived from the Basque
bel- meaning 'raven
' or 'crow
' and the diminutive
suffix
-sco.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
and masculine first name derived from the Basque
Basque language
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
bel- meaning 'raven
Raven
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...
' or 'crow
Crow
Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...
' and the diminutive
Diminutive
In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...
suffix
Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs...
-sco.
Places
- Velasco, TexasVelasco, TexasVelasco was a town in Texas, United States, that was later annexed by the city of Freeport. Founded in 1831, Velasco is situated on the east side of the Brazos River in southeast Texas. It is sixteen miles south of Angleton, Texas, and four miles from the Gulf of Mexico.The town's early history is...
, United States - Velasco Reef, KayangelKayangelKayangel is the northernmost state of Palau north of Koror. The land area is about . The population is 138 . The state consists of three atolls in different states of development:-Kayangel Atoll:...
, Republic of Palau - 20719 Velasco20719 Velasco20719 Velasco is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 7, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.- External links :*...
, an asteroid
People
- The Castilian noble house of Velasco, rulers of the Dukedom of FríasDukedom of FríasDuke of Frías is a hereditary title created in 1492 by King Ferdinand II of Aragon. It became one of the most important titles in Spain.The House of Velasco was one of the most powerful and influential noble Castilian families of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Modern Era. Its original...
- Alberto ContadorAlberto ContadorAlberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
Velasco (born 1982), Spanish professional road bicycle racer - Álvaro Velasco (weightlifter) (born 1971), Colombian weightlifter
- Álvaro Velasco (golfer)Álvaro Velasco (golfer)Álvaro Velasco Roca is a Spanish professional golfer.Velasco was born in Barcelona and attended Coastal Carolina University on a golf scholarship where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration...
(born 1981), Spanish professional golfer - Ana de Velasco y GirónAna de Velasco y GirónAna de Velasco y Téllez-Girón was a Spanish noblewoman and mother of John IV of Portugal, the first Portuguese King of the Braganza Dynasty....
(1585-1607), mother of John IV of Portugal - Andrés VelascoAndrés VelascoAndrés Velasco Brañes is an economist and professor. He served as the Finance Minister of Chile from March 2006 to March 2010, the complete presidential period of Michelle Bachelet.- Biography :...
(born 1961), Chilean economist and former Finance Minister - Camile VelascoCamile VelascoCiara-Camile Roque Velasco is a Filipino-American singer and was one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series, American Idol...
(born 1985), Filipino-American singer - Cris VelascoCris VelascoCris Velasco is an American video game and film composer. He has been featured in the God of War video game series, with four tracks on the God of War, four on the God of War II, and five on the God of War III soundtracks...
(born 1980), American film and video game composer - Diablo VelascoDiablo VelascoCuahutémoc Velasco Vargas was a professional wrestler and trainer of other wrestlers under the name Diablo Velasco. Velasco trained many famous Mexican wrestlers, including Gory Guerrero, Perro Aguayo, Essa Rios, and Mil Máscaras...
(1919-1999), Mexican trainer of professional wrestlers - Diego López de Zúñiga y VelascoDiego López de Zúñiga y VelascoDiego López de Zúñiga y Velasco, 4th Count of Nieva was the sixth viceroy of Peru, from April 17, 1561 to his death on February 20, 1564.-Early career:...
(1510-1564), sixth viceroy of Peru - Domingo Antonio VelascoDomingo Antonio VelascoDomingo Antonio Velasco was an Italian painter. He was best known for his portrait of composer Domenico Scarlatti, which commemorates the dubbing of Domenico into the Order of Santiago on 21 April 1738 by King John V of Portugal.-References:...
, 18th century Italian painter - Gaspar Borja y Velasco (1580-1645), Spanish Cardinal, metropolitan of Toledo
- Iván VelascoIván VelascoIván Velasco Murillo is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He competes for the UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi.- External links :*...
, Spanish road bicycle racer - Jaime Castillo VelascoJaime Castillo VelascoJaime Castillo Velasco was a Chilean politician who served as president and vice-president of the Christian Democrat Party on several occasions....
(1914–2003), Chilean politician - José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda (1688-1767), Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru
- José María Velasco GómezJosé María Velasco GómezJosé María Velasco was a Mexican painter of the 19th century who made Mexican geography a symbol of national identity through of his paintings...
(1840-1912), Mexican painter - José María Velasco IbarraJosé María Velasco IbarraJosé María Velasco Ibarra was an Ecuadorian political figure. He served as the president of Ecuador from 1934–1935, 1944–1947, 1952–1956, 1960–1961, and 1968-1972. He only served one of those terms without being ousted by the army, from 1952-1956.-Early life and career:Velasco Ibarra was born on...
(1893-1979), Ecuadorian president, five times elected by popular vote. - José María Cervantes y VelascoJosé María Cervantes y VelascoJosé María Cervantes y Altamirano de Velasco Padilla y Obando , Count of Santiago de Calimaya and Marquess of Salinas, was a Mexican army officer who signed the Act of Independence of the Mexican Empire along Agustín de Iturbide and his uncle, Juan María Cervantes y Padilla.He was the son of...
(c. 1785-1856), Mexican army officer - Jose R. VelascoJose R. VelascoJose R. Velasco was a Filipino plant physiologist and agricultural chemist noted for his research on soil and plant nutrition and on coconut diseases. In 1998, he was recognized as a National Scientist of the Philippines....
(1916—2007), Filipino plant physiologist and agricultural chemist - Juan Velasco (1910–1977), Peruvian general, ruler of Peru (1968-1975)
- Juan Velasco DamasJuan Velasco DamasJuan Velasco Damas is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right defender.Playing for seven different clubs during his professional career, he appeared in 213 matches in his country's top division, scoring one goal...
(born 1977), Spanish footballer - Juan de VelascoJuan de VelascoJuan de Velasco y Pérez Petroche 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 María Pérez Petroche. Among the universities where he taught was the...
(1727-1796), Jesuit priest - Juan de Velasco, Count of SiruelaJuan de Velasco, Count of SiruelaJuan de Velasco La Cueva y Pacheco, 8th Count of Siruela, a title awarded initially by king Henry IV of Castile in 1470, Governor of the Duchy of Milan, 1641–1643, deceased 1651, no issue, was one of the 11 children born from the 7th Count, Gabriel, and Victoria Pacheco y Toledo-Colonna, an orphan ...
(died 1651), Spanish Governor of the Duchy of Milan - Juan Zambudio VelascoJuan Zambudio VelascoJuan Zambudio Velasco, was a Spanish football goalkeeper. He played for Mollet and FC Barcelona. He retired playing in CE Sabadell FC....
(1921-2004), Spanish football goalkeeper - Julio VelascoJulio VelascoJulio Velasco is a professional volleyball coach from Argentina, who guided the Italian national men's team to several successes in the 1990s. After the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Italians won silver, he switched to the Italian women's team...
(born 1952), Argentine volleyball coach - Luis de VelascoLuis de VelascoLuís de Velasco was the second viceroy of New Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the mid-sixteenth century....
(1511-1564), Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of New Spain - Luis de Velasco, marqués de SalinasLuis de Velasco, marqués de SalinasLuis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas , Spanish nobleman, son of the second viceroy of New Spain, and himself the eighth viceroy. He governed from January 27, 1590 to November 4, 1595, and again from July 2, 1607 to June 10, 1611...
(c. 1534-1617), Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of New Spain and of Peru - Luis Vicente de Velasco e IslaLuis Vicente de Velasco e IslaLuis Vicente Velasco de Isla was a Spanish sailor and commander in the Royal Spanish Navy. He is known for his valiant defense against the British expedition against Cuba in 1762, during which action he was killed....
(1711-1762), commander in the Royal Spanish Navy - Manuel de Velasco y TejadaManuel de Velasco y TejadaManuel de Velasco y Tejada commanded the Spanish fleet during the Battle of Vigo Bay , which occurred during the War of Spanish Succession....
, Spanish admiral at the Battle of Vigo Bay (1702) - Manuela VelascoManuela VelascoManuela Velasco is a Spanish TV presenter and actress. She was born in 1975 in Madrid, Spain.Velasco was made famous by starring in the lead role of the Spanish horror film REC and its sequel, REC 2.-Selected filmography:...
(born 1975), Spanish film actress - Mansueto VelascoMansueto VelascoMansueto "Onyok" Velasco, Jr. is a Filipino boxer from Bago City, Negros Occidental. He competed in the Men's 48 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and took home the silver medal, the Philippines' only medal of the games...
(born 1974), Filipino Olympic silver medalist in boxing - María Elena VelascoMaría Elena VelascoMaría Elena Velasco is a Mexican actress, film director, award-winning screenwriter, producer, and singer. She is also one of Mexico's few major female film directors...
(born 1940), Mexican actress and film director - Miguel Alemán VelascoMiguel Alemán VelascoMiguel Alemán Velasco is a Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist. He is a former senator and governor of Veracruz....
(born 1932), Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist - Presbitero Velasco, Jr.Presbitero Velasco, Jr.Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr. is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on March 31, 2006.- Profile :...
(born 1948), incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines - Roel VelascoRoel VelascoRoel Velasco is a retired boxer from the Philippines. He competed in the light flyweight division during the late 1980s, early 1990s....
(born 1972), retired Filipino boxer - Verónica Ruiz de VelascoVeronica Ruiz de VelascoVeronica Ruiz de Velasco is a neo-figurative painter of Mexican origin living in the United States. She was a disciple of Teodulo Romulo, Rufino Tamayo, Jean Dubuffet, and Gilberto Aceves Navarro.-Early life:...
(born 1968), Mexican painter - Vicente Manuel de Céspedes y VelascoVicente Manuel de Céspedes y VelascoDon Vicente de Cespedes y Velasco was a Spanish governor of Santiago de Cuba and, especially, of West Florida .-Biography:...
(died 1794), Spanish governor of Santiago de Cuba and of West Florida - Velasco SánchezVelasco SánchezVelasco or Blasco Sánchez was an Iberian nobleman who held various political and military offices under Afonso I of Portugal, Alfonso VIII of Castile, and Ferdinand II of León. He held the high rank of count from at least May 1159....
(fl. 1153-1181), Iberian nobleman who held various political and military offices
Other
- Battle of VelascoBattle of VelascoThe Battle of Velasco, fought June 25–26, 1832, was the first true military conflict between Mexico and settlers in Texas. It began when Texan insurgents attacked Fort Velasco, located in what was then Velasco and what is now the present day city of Freeport...
(1832), between the Republic of Mexico and a rebelling Mexican state - Treaties of VelascoTreaties of VelascoThe Treaties of Velasco were two documents signed at Velasco, Texas, on May 14, 1836, between Antonio López de Santa Anna of Mexico and the Republic of Texas, in the aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto ....
(1836), between the republics of Mexico and Texas - Spanish cruiser VelascoSpanish cruiser VelascoVelasco was a Velasco-class unprotected cruiser of the Spanish Navy which fought in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.-Technical Characteristics:...
, a Spanish cruiser that fought in the Spanish-American War - Velasco class cruiserVelasco class cruiserThe Velasco class of unprotected cruisers was a series of eight cruisers built during the 1880s for service with the Spanish Navy. They were named for famous Spaniards of the past.- Description :...
, of which the Velasco was the lead ship