De la Vega
De la Vega is a surname in the Spanish language, most of its bearers belonging to the nobility. It means "of the meadow" and may refer to:
People
(arranged by date of birth)
- Garci Lasso de la Vega I, Cantabrian noble who was executed by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1326
- Garci Lasso de la Vega II, Cantabrian noble who was assassinated by Peter of Castile in 1351
- Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega, Cantabrian noble who was killed at the Battle of Nájera, 1340–1367
- Leonor Lasso de la Vega, (1367–1432) Cantabrian noblewoman,
- Garcilaso de la Vega (poet) (1501–1536), Spanish noble poet and soldier
- Garcilaso de la Vega (chronicler) (1539–1616), Peruvian noble poet and writer
- Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega (1558–1615), Spanish epic poet, playwright and historian
- Francisco Laso de la Vega (1568–1640), Spanish soldier and governor of Chile 1629–1639
- Luis Laso de la Vega (c.1622–?), Mexican author, priest and lawyer
- Melchor Portocarrero y Lasso de la Vega, 3rd conde de Monclova (1636–1705), viceroy of New Spain 1686–1688
- Joseph de la Vega (c. 1650–1692), Spanish merchant, poet, and philanthropist, later moved to Amsterdam
- Francisco Cajigal de la Vega (c. 1715–?), Spanish governor of Cuba
- Rómulo Díaz de la Vega (c. 1800–1877), an interim president of Mexico in 1855
- Daniel de la Vega (poet) (1892–1971), Chilean poet and playwright
- José Tadeo Mancheño y Laso de la Vega, (1784–1855) Chilean political fugure
- Luis Ignacio de la Vega (c. 1914–?), Mexican Olympic basketball player
- Oscar Unzaga de la Vega (1916–1959), a Bolivian socialist politician
- Jorge de la Vega (1930–1971), an Argentine painter
- Sabas Pretelt de la Vega (b. 1946), Colombian minister of the Interior and Justice
- María Teresa Fernández de la Vega (b. 1949), Spanish Socialist Workers Party politician and former Minister.
- Ralph de la Vega (b. 1951), the Chief Operating Officer of Cingular Wireless
- Jacqueline de la Vega (b. 1960), Mexican TV show host in Spain and former model
- Florencia de la Vega (b. 1976), Argentine transvestite actress and former magazine editor, known as Florencia De La V
- James De La Vega, NYC artist philosopher
- Cynthia de la Vega (b. 1991), Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder.
Fiction
- Zorro, the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega, whose fathers name is Alejandro de la Vega, created in 1919 by writer Johnston McCulley
Places
Dominican Republic
- Concepción de La Vega, a city in the central part of the Dominican Republic
- La Vega Province, Concepción de la Vega province of the Dominican Republic
Jamaica
- Spanish Town, or St. Jago de la Vega, former capital of Jamaica
Peru
- Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega, principal stadium in Cusco, Peru
Spain
- Alcalá de la Vega, a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
- Osa de la Vega, a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
- Fresno de la Vega, a small village in county León, Spain
See also
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