Velazquez
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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".
Notable people with this surname include:
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[edit] Arts
- Consuelo Velázquez, 20th-century Mexican songwriter, most famous for "Bésame mucho"
- Diego Velázquez, Spanish court painter to Philip IV of Spain, most famous for Las Meninas
- Héctor Velázquez Moreno, Mexican architect
- Jaci Velasquez, American contemporary Christian singer
- Lorena Velázquez, Mexican actress
- Nadine Velazquez, Puerto Rican-American actress and model
- Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan actress
- Regine Velasquez, Filipina singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer
[edit] Politics
- Javier Velásquez (born 1960), prime minister of Peru
- Nydia Velázquez, American politician
- Ramón José Velásquez, ex-president of Venezuela (1993-1994)
- Tracy Velazquez, American politician
- Juan Carlos Velazquez Ortega Mexican politician
[edit] Religion
- David Andrés Álvarez-Velázquez, Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico
- Rodrigo Arango Velásquez (1925–2008), Roman Catholic Bishop
[edit] Sports
- Cain Velasquez (born 1982), Mexican American mixed martial arts fighter
- Carlos Velásquez (born 1984), Puerto Rican boxer
- Carlos Velázquez (born 1984), Mexican footballer
- Carlos Velázquez (baseball) (1948-2000), Puerto Rican major league pitcher
- Claudio Velásquez (born 1986), Argentine football striker
- Flor Velázquez (born 1984), Venezuelan judoka
- Freddie Velázquez, Dominican Republic baseball player
- Jorge Velásquez (born 1946), American horse racing jockey
- José Velásquez (footballer) (born 1952), retired football midfielder from Peru
- Manuel Velazquez, 20th-century anti-boxing activist
- Víctor Velásquez (born 1976), Salvadoran footballer
- Wilmer Velásquez, Honduran football player
[edit] Other
- Baldemar Velasquez, president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO
- Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador leader of the conquest of Cuba
- Diego Velázquez Tlacotzin, puppet ruler of the Aztec Empire (1525-1526)
- Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, 20th-century Mexican union leader
- José Velásquez (explorer) (1717–1785), Spanish explorer
- Lieutenant Marta Louise Velasquez, a protagonist in "Traffic Department 2192"
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