Velazquez

Velázquez
Family name
Meaning	crow
Region of origin	Spain
Language of origin	[[Latin language|Latin]]
Related names	Velasquez

Velázquez, also Velazquez, Velásquez or Velasquez, is a surname of Spanish origin. It is a patronymic name, meaning "son of Velasco". Prominent people of this surname include:

• Baldemar Velasquez - president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO
• Claudio Velásquez (b. 1986), Argentine football striker
• Consuelo Velázquez - 20th century Mexican songwriter, most famous for "Bésame mucho"
• David Andres Alvarez-Velazquez - Bishop of the Diocese of Puerto Rico
• 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 (1525-1526)
• Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, 20th century Mexican union leader
• Flor Velázquez (b. 1984), Venezuelan judoka
• Freddie Velázquez, Dominican Republic baseball player
• Héctor Velázquez Moreno, Mexican architect
• Jaci Velasquez, American Contemporary Christian singer
• Javier Velásquez (b. 1960), prime minister of Peru
• Jorge Velásquez (b. 1946), American thoroughbred horse racing jockey
• José Velásquez (explorer) (1717–1785), Spanish explorer
• José Velásquez (footballer) (b. 1952), retired football midfielder from Peru
• Lorena Velázquez, Mexican actress
• Manuel Velazquez, 20th century anti-boxing activist
• Nadine Velazquez, Puerto Rican - American actress and model
• Nydia Velázquez, American politician
• Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan actress
• Ramón José Velásquez, ex-president of Venezuela (1993-1994)
• Regine Velasquez, Filipina singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer
• Rodrigo Arango Velásquez (1925 – 2008), Roman Catholic Bishop
• Tracy Velazquez, American politician
• Victor Velasquez (b. 1976) Salvadoran footballer
• Wilmer Velasquez, Honduran football player

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