Velazquez

Family name
name = Velázquez


imagesize= 200 px
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meaning =crow
region =Spain
language =Basque
related names = Velasquez
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Velázquez, also Velazquez, Velásquez or Velasquez, is a surname of Spanish origin. It is a patronymic name, meaning "son of Velasco". "Velasco", in turn, is a name of Basque origin, with the meaning of "little crow".

Prominent people of this surname include:

* Baldemar Velasquez - president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO
* Consuelo Velázquez - 20th century Mexican songwriter, most famous for "Bésame mucho"
* David Andres Alvarez-Velazquez - Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico of the Episcopal Church of the United States
* Diego Velázquez - court painter to Philip IV of Spain, most famous for "Las Meninas".
* Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar - Spanish conquistador, leader of the conquest of Cuba
* Diego Velázquez Tlacotzin - puppet ruler of the Aztec Empire under Spanish rule (1525-1526)
* Fidel Velázquez Sánchez - 20th century Mexican union leader
* Flor Velázquez (b. 1984) - Venezuelan judoka
* Freddie Velázquez - Dominican Republic baseball player
* Jaci Velasquez - American Contemporary Christian singer
* Lorena Velázquez - Mexican actress
* Manuel Velazquez - 20th century anti-boxing activist
* Nadine Velazquez - Puerto Rican/American actress and model
* Nydia Velázquez - member of the United States House of Representatives for New York's 12th district
* Patricia Velásquez - Venezuelan actress
* Ramón José Velásquez - ex-president of Venezuela (1993-1994)
* Regine Velasquez - Filipina singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer
* Tracy Velazquez - Democratic politician from Montana
* Wilmer Velasquez - Honduran football player

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