Hadrian Hannibal Velasco was a Starfleet line and flag officer active in the 23rd and 24th centuries.
He was born in 2266 in San Francisco.
During the 2290s, as a lieutenant commander, Velasco (who was usually only called by his surname) was a security officer assigned to Shadowstar Station. (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: "Pomp and Circumstantial Evidence")
By the 2320s, Velasco would become the station's commanding officer. (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: "Watch and Learn," "Soledad")
Family[]
Velasco could trace his ancestry back at least 300 years, to ancestors who fought in the Southeast Asian resistance forces against Khan Noonien Singh during the Eugenics Wars. (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose)
His most distinguished ancestor was Esteban Velasco, one of the founders of Yogyakarta Baru. (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: "Esteban")
One of Velasco's aunts was Soledad Ibañez, first commander of USS Accord, who disappeared along with her officers and crew in 2263. (Star Trek: Accord: "Year One", Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: "Soledad")
An older cousin was José Velasco, commander of USS Jayapura in the 2290s. (Star Trek: Shadowstar Station: "Avalon")
Senior officers of Shadowstar Station | |||||||||||
CO | XO | JAG | OPS | ENG | SEC | WCDR | CFTO | ||||
SFR-721: |
Sturdevant | N. Barstow | H.H. Velasco | M. Rowley | N. Barstow | Lawrence | Ibernerra | D. Betancourt | Arismunandar | Kel-Qrex | Boone | D'Gron | H. Sastrowardoyo | |||
SFR-721 |
Background[]
"Velasco" was the surname of the author's maternal grandfather's mother, who died shortly after giving birth to him in August of 1901.