Velasco

Velasco (also Belasco or Belasko) is a Basque family name. According to the academy of Basque language, it is derived from the Visigothic name 'Vela' (Vigila) and the Basque suffix –sco. The name also made its way into Portuguese as Vasco. Notable people with the surname include: The Castilian noble house of Velasco, rulers of the Dukedom of Frías Velasco Sánchez (fl. 1153–1181), Iberian nobleman who held various political and military offices Alberto Contador Velasco (born 1982), Spanish professional road bicycle racer Álvaro Velasco (golfer) (born 1981), Spanish professional golfer Álvaro Velasco (weightlifter) (born 1971), Colombian weightlifter Ana de Velasco y Girón (1585–1607), mother of John IV of Portugal Andrés Velasco (born 1961), Chilean economist and former Finance Minister Camile Velasco (born 1985), Filipino–American singer Concha Velasco (1939–2023), Spanish actress Cris Velasco (born 1980), American film and video game composer Diablo Velasco (1919–1999), Mexican trainer of professional wrestlers Diego López de Zúñiga y Velasco (1510–1564), sixth viceroy of Peru Domingo Antonio Velasco, 18th–century Italian painter Eleanor Thornton (Eleanor Velasco Thornton; 1880–1915), model for the Rolls–Royce hood ornament, Spirit of Ecstasy Epimaco Velasco (1935–2014), Filipino politician Félix Díaz Velasco (1868–1945), Mexican politician and general Flavio Romero de Velasco (1925–2016), Mexican politician and lawyer Gabriela Velasco (1941–2019), Chilean actress and television presenter Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (1580–1645), Spanish Cardinal, metropolitan of Toledo Iván Velasco (born 1980), Spanish road bicycle racer Jaime Castillo Velasco (1914–2003), Chilean politician José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda (1688–1767), Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru José María Velasco Gómez (1840–1912), Mexican painter José María Velasco Ibarra (1893–1979), Ecuadorian president, five times elected by popular vote José María Cervantes y Velasco (c. 1785–1856), Mexican army officer José Miguel de Velasco (1795–1859), Bolivian president Jose R. Velasco (1916–2007), Filipino plant physiologist and agricultural chemist Juan Pablo...