Pedro González de Velasco was born in Valseca, Segovia, Spain on 22 October 1815.

On 18 October 1837 he entered Madrid and assumed an intern position at the Hospital de Santa Isabel in the city.

On 6 November 1864, a meeting at his Calle de Atocha home appointed an organizing committee, which officially founded the Society on 14 May 1865.

[5] The museum housed Dr. Velasco's private collection which included exhibits of anatomy, botany, physical anthropology, and antiquities.

[8] In 1894, after his death, Ángel Pulido, who was influenced by his scientific work, published a biography of the Segovian physician.