Velazquez (disambiguation)
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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:
- David Andres Alvarez-Velazquez - Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico of the Episcopal Church of the United States
- Baldemar Velasquez - president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO
- Jaci Velasquez - American Contemporary Christian singer
- Patricia Velásquez - Venezuelan actress
- Ramón José Velásquez - ex-president of Venezuela (1993-1994)
- Regine Velasquez - Filipina singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer
- Wilmer Velasquez - Honduran football player
- Consuelo Velázquez - 20th century Mexican songwriter, most famous for "Bésame mucho"
- 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
- 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
- Tracy Velazquez - Democratic politician from Montana
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