Basilio facts for kids

The name Basilio comes from Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese languages. It's like the English name Basil. This name has been used by many interesting people, in famous stories, and for places around the world.

Famous People Named Basilio

Many people throughout history have been named Basilio. Here are a few examples:

Basilio as a First Name

• Basilio Augustín (1840–1910) was a Spanish leader. He served as the Governor-General of the Philippines for a short time in 1898.
• Basilio Badillo (1885–1935) was a Mexican educator and politician. He was the Governor of Jalisco, a state in Mexico, from 1921 to 1922.
• Basílio da Gama (1740–1795) was a Brazilian poet and a Jesuit priest. He wrote under the pen name Termindo Sipílio.
• Basilio Lami Dozo (1929–2017) was an Argentine military officer. He was part of the group that ruled Argentina from 1981 to 1982.
• Basilio Martín Patino (born 1930) is a Spanish director known for making documentary films.
• Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao (1635–1710) was a famous Peruvian painter from the Quechua people.
• Basilio Villarino (1741–1785) was a Spanish naval officer. He is known for sailing around Cape Horn, which is the southernmost tip of South America.
• Basilio J. Valdes (1892-1970) was a Filipino doctor, general, and government minister during World War II.
• Basílio (footballer) (born 1972) is a Brazilian professional football player.

Basilio as a Last Name

• Carmen Basilio (1927–2012) was an Italian-American professional boxer.
• Enriqueta Basilio (born 1948) was a Mexican Olympic hurdler. She was the first woman to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968.
• Paloma San Basilio (born 1950) is a well-known Spanish singer.

Basilio in Stories and Games

The name Basilio also appears in many books, plays, and video games:

• Cousin Basilio is a character in a novel written in 1878 by José Maria de Eça de Queiroz.
• Don Basilio is a character in the famous 1816 opera The Barber of Seville by Rossini.
• There is a character named Basilio in the 1786 opera The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart.
• Basilio is a character in the novels Noli Me Tángere (novel) (1887) and El filibusterismo (1891) by Jose Rizal, which are important stories from the Philippines.
• In the 1636 Spanish play Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, there is a character named Basilio.
• Basilio the Cat is a tricky cat from the 1936 fairy tale The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino.
• Basilio is a character you can play as in the video game Fire Emblem Awakening.

Places Named Basilio

• Dom Basílio is a town located in Brazil.
• San Basilio (disambiguation) refers to several places named after Saint Basil.

See also

In Spanish: Basilio para niños