Velasco

Velasco may refer to:

In military history:
*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
*"Velasco", a Spanish cruiser that fought in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

As a geographic place name:
*Velasco, Texas, United States
*Velasco Reef, Kayangel, Republic of Palau

As a "'surname":
*Andrés Velasco (born 1961), Chilean politician
*Camile Velasco (born 1985), Filipino-American singer
*Diablo Velasco (1919-1999), Mexican trainer of professional wrestlers
*Diego López de Zúñiga y Velasco (1510-1564), sixth viceroy of Peru
*Fernández de Velasco, a noble Spanish family, Dukes of Frías, Constables of Castile
*Geraldo Velasco, (?-1898), Puerto Rican general during the Spanish-American War
*Iván Velasco, Spanish road bicycle racer
*José Antonio Manso de Velasco (1688-1767), Governor of Chile and viceroy of Peru
*José María Velasco Gómez (1840-1912), Mexican painter
*Juan Velasco (1910–1977), Peruvian General, ruler of Peru, 1968-1975
*Juan Velasco Damas (born 1977), Spanish footballer
*Julio Velasco (born 1952), Argentine volleyball coach
*Luis de Velasco (1511-1564), Spanish nobleman, viceroy of New Spain
*Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas (ca.1534-1617), Spanish nobleman, viceroy of New Spain and of Peru
*Miguel Alemán Velasco (born 1932), Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist
*Pedro Thomas Ruiz de Velasco (1915-1996), Mexican businessman, donor of the original 1821 Act of Independence of Mexico
*Verónica Ruiz de Velasco, Mexican contemporary artist