Velazquez

For the moth, see Velasquez (moth).

Velázquez
Place of origin	Spain

Velázquez, also Velazquez, Velásquez or Velasquez (/vəˈlæskɛz/, /-ˈlæz-/), is a surname from Spain. It is a patronymic name, meaning "son of Velasco".

References to "Velazquez" without a first name are often to the Spanish painter, Diego – see below.

Notable people with this surname include:

Arts

• Consuelo Velázquez, 20th-century Mexican songwriter, best known for "Bésame Mucho"
• Daniel Velazquez, Puerto Rican rock guitarist
• Diego Velázquez, Spaniard court painter to Philip IV of Spain, most famous for Las Meninas
• Diego Velazquez (actor), American TV and film child actor
• Héctor Velázquez Moreno, Mexican architect
• Valerie Velazquez American singer, philanthropist
• Jaci Velasquez, American contemporary Christian singer
• Jesus Velasquez, fictional character in True Blood
• Lorena Velázquez (born 1937), Mexican actress
• Mark Velasquez (born 1977), American photographer
• Nadine Velazquez, Puerto Rican-American actress and model
• Patricia Velásquez (born 1971), Venezuelan actress and model
• Regine Velasquez (born 1970), Filipina singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer
• Tony Velasquez (1910–1997), Filipino illustrator

Politics

• Andrés Velásquez, Venezuelan politician
• Javier Velásquez (born 1960), prime minister of Peru
• Jessica Velasquez (born 1976 or 1977), American politician
• Nydia Velázquez, American politician
• Ramón José Velásquez, ex-president of Venezuela (1993–1994)
• Tracy Velazquez, American politician
• Victoria Marina Velásquez (born 1943), Salvadoran jurist
• Victoria Velasquez (born 1991), Danish politician

Religion

• David Andrés Álvarez-Velázquez, Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico
• Rodrigo Arango Velásquez (1925–2008), Roman Catholic Bishop

Sports

• Andrew Velazquez (born 1994), American professional baseball player
• Arly Velásquez, Mexican Paralympic alpine skier
• Alberto Velázquez (born 1934), Uruguayan cyclist
• Cain Velasquez (born 1982), Mexican American mixed martial arts fighter
• Carlos Velásquez (born 1984), Puerto Rican boxer
• Carlos Velázquez (footballer) (born 1984), Mexican footballer
• Carlos Velázquez (baseball) (1948–2000), Puerto Rican major league pitcher
• Claudia Velásquez (born 1975), Peruvian swimmer
• Claudio Velásquez (born 1986), Argentine football striker
• Cornelio Velásquez (born 1968), Panamanian jockey
• Édgar Velásquez (born 1974), Venezuelan boxer
• Emiliano Velázquez (born 1994), Uruguayan football defender
• Flor Velázquez (born 1984), Venezuelan judoka
• Francisco Velázquez (born 1975), former Argentine roller hockey player
• Frank Velásquez (born 1990), Salvadoran beach footballer
• Freddie Velázquez, Dominican Republic baseball player
• Gilberto Velásquez (born 1983), Paraguayan footballer
• Guillermo Velasquez (baseball) (born 1968), Mexican baseball player
• Héctor Velásquez (1952–2010), Chilean boxer
• Héctor Velázquez (baseball) (born 1988), Mexican baseball player
• Jorge Velásquez (born 1946), American horse racing jockey
• José Velásquez (footballer, born 1952) (born 1952), retired football midfielder from Peru
• José David Velásquez, Honduran footballer
• Juan Velásquez (born 1971), Peruvian footballer
• Julián Velásquez (1920-?), Argentine fencer
• Juliana Velasquez (born 1986), Brazilian professional mixed martial artist
• Luis Velásquez (1919–1997), Guatemalan long-distance runner
• Manuel Velazquez, 20th-century anti-boxing activist
• Marco Velásquez (born 1987), Chilean footballer
• Miguel Velasquez (born 1944), Spanish boxer
• Nelson Velázquez (born 1998), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Pablo Velázquez (born 1987), Paraguayan footballer
• Sebastián Velásquez (born 1991), Colombian footballer
• Sergio Velasquez (born 1952), American soccer player
• Víctor Velásquez (born 1976), Salvadoran footballer
• Vince Velasquez (born 1992), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Wilfred Velásquez (born 1985), Guatemalan footballer
• Wilmer Velásquez, Honduran football player

Other

• Andrew Velasquez (born 1969), American civil servant
• Baldemar Velasquez (born 1947), president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL–CIO
• Chico Velasquez (died 1854), Native American leader
• Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador leader of the conquest of Cuba
• Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, 20th-century Mexican union leader
• Héctor Velázquez (physician) (1864-1945), Paraguayan ophthalmologist and foreign minister
• José Velásquez (explorer) (1717–1785), Spanish explorer
• José Velásquez Bórquez (1833–1897), Chilean general
• Juan Velázquez Tlacotzin, puppet ruler of the Aztec Empire (1525–26)
• Lizzie Velásquez (born 1989), author and motivational speaker, she is the index case for Marfanoid–progeroid–lipodystrophy syndrome
• Loreta Janeta Velázquez (1842–1923), writer and alleged soldier
• María Sofía Velásquez (born 1989), Panamanian beauty pageant winner
• Pablo Medina Velázquez (c. 1961–2014), Paraguayan journalist
• Richard Velazquez (born 1973), Tech Executive, Community Leader, First Puerto Rican designer for Porsche AG in Germany
• René Velázquez Valenzuela (died 2016), Mexican suspected hitman
• Ronny Velásquez (born 1951), Venezuelan anthropologist

See also

• Velázquez, Uruguay, town in Uruguay
• Velázquez Press, American publishing company
• Velázquez (Madrid Metro), a station on Line 4