Wenceslao Explained

Wenceslao is a Spanish masculine given name, derived from Wenceslaus, itself a Latinized version of the Czech name Václav. It may refer to:

• Wences Casares (born 1974), Argentine entrepreneur
• Wenceslao Carrillo Alonso-Forjador, Spanish Socialist leader, father of Santiago Carrillo
• Wenceslao Díaz (born 1987), Mexican retired footballer
• Wenceslao Díaz Gallegos (1834–1895), Chilean scientist and surgeon
• Wenceslao Fernández Flórez ((1885–1964), Spanish journalist and novelist
• Wenceslao Figuereo (1834–1910), Dominican politician
• Wenceslao Herrera Coyac (born 1948), Mexican politician
• Wenceslao Moguel (c. 1890–1976), Mexican soldier in the Mexican Revolution who survived execution by firing squad
• Wenceslao Moreno (1896–1999), Spanish ventriloquist known as "Señor Wences"
• Wenceslao Vinzons (1910–1942), Filipino politician and guerilla leader against the Japanese occupation