De la Vega is a

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in the

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, most of its bearers belonging to the

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. It means "of the meadow" and may refer to:

People

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Garci Lasso de la Vega I Garci Lasso de la Vega I, also known as "el Viejo" (d. 1328, Soria) was a Spanish noble in the service of King Alfonso XI of Castile. He was the chancellor of the Kingdom of Castile, an adelantado of the king. He later became the chief justice o ...

, Cantabrian noble who was executed by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1326 *

Garci Lasso de la Vega II Garci Lasso de la Vega II, also known as “El Joven” ( ? - Burgos, 1351) was the son of Garci Lasso de la Vega "El Viejo" with his first wife, Juana de Castañeda. He commanded Castillian troops against Navarra in the Battle of Río Salado of ...

, Cantabrian noble who was assassinated by Peter of Castile in 1351 *

Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega Garci Lasso Ruiz de la Vega (1340 – 2 April 1367) was a Spanish noble from Cantabria and one of the pillars in the history of the prominent contemporary House of Garci Lasso de la Vega or Garcilasco de la Vega. As the eldest son Garci Lasso Rui ...

, Cantabrian noble who was killed at the Battle of Nájera, 1340–1367 *

Leonor Lasso de la Vega Leonor Lasso de la Vega (b. before 1367 - d. 1432) was a Spanish noble woman from Cantabria and head of the prestigious House of Lasso de la Vega from 1367 - 1432. Family origins Leonor was the paternal great-granddaughter of Garci Lasso de ...

, (1367–1432) Cantabrian noblewoman, *

Garcilaso de la Vega (poet) Garcilaso de la Vega, KOS (c. 1501 – 14 October 1536) was a Spanish soldier and poet. Although not the first or the only one to do so, he was the most influential poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques, and themes ...

(1501–1536), Spanish noble poet and soldier * Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (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 Francisco Laso de la Vega y Alvarado (1568–1640) was a Spanish soldier who served as Royal Governor of Chile from December 1629 to May 1639. Victor fought in many battles against the Mapuche in the Arauco War. He was born in Secadura, Canta ...

(1568–1640), Spanish soldier and governor of Chile 1629–1639 * Luis Laso de la Vega (c. 1622–?), Mexican author, priest and lawyer *

Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova Don Melchor Portocarrero y Lasso de la Vega, 3rd Count of Monclova (1636, Madrid – September 15, 1705, Lima) was viceroy of New Spain from November 30, 1686 to November 19, 1688 and viceroy of Peru from August 1689 to 1705. Military car ...

(1636–1705), viceroy of New Spain 1686–1688 * Joseph de la Vega (c. 1650–1692), Spanish merchant, poet, and philanthropist, later moved to Amsterdam * Diego de la Vega (Contador), (c. 1770–1812), Spanish nobleman and accountant *

Francisco Cajigal de la Vega Francisco Cajigal de la Vega (sometimes spelled ''Francisco Caxigal de la Vega'') (February 6, 1691, Ribamontán al Monte, Cantabria – 1777) was a Spanish military officer, governor of Cuba from 1747 to 1760, and interim viceroy of New ...

(c. 1715–?), Spanish governor of Cuba *

Rómulo Díaz de la Vega José María Rómulo Díaz de la Vega Fuentes (23 May 1800 — 3 October 1877) as commander of the garrison in Mexico City was the ''de facto'' president of Mexico in 1855 after the resignation of President Martin Carrera during the revolutiona ...

(c. 1800–1877), an interim president of Mexico in 1855 *

Daniel de la Vega Daniel de la Vega (30 June 1892 – 29 July 1971) was a Chilean journalist, poet, playwright, chronicler, and novelist. De la Vega was born in Quilpué (now part of Greater Valparaiso) into an educated family who instilled in him a love ...

(1892–1971), Chilean poet and playwright * José Tadeo Mancheño y Laso de la Vega, (1784–1855) Chilean political figure * Luis Ignacio de la Vega (c. 1914–?), Mexican Olympic basketball player *

Óscar Únzaga Óscar Únzaga de la Vega (19 April 1916 – 19 April 1959) was a Bolivian political figure and rebel. Most significantly, he founded the Bolivian Socialist Falange (FSB) movement in 1937, and ran for President in the 1956 elections, when his ...

de la Vega (1916–1959), a Bolivian socialist politician *

Jorge de la Vega Jorge de la Vega (27 March 1930 – 26 August 1971) was an Argentine painter, graphic artist, draftsman, singer, and songwriter.Standish, Peter. Dictionary of Twentieth Century Culture : Hispanic Culture of South America. New York: Gale Research, ...

(1930–1971), an Argentine painter *

Aurelio de la Vega Aurelio de la Vega (November 28, 1925 – February 12, 2022) was a Cuban-American composer, lecturer, essayist, and poet. He wrote numerous works in many forms and media and, from the early 1960s, was an active force on the United States musical ...

(1925–2022), a Cuban-American composer *

Sabas Pretelt de la Vega Sabas Pretelt de la Vega (born April 11, 1946) is a Colombian economist and businessman, who served as Colombian Minister of the Interior and Justice, and Ambassador to the Colombian missions in Italy, Greece, Cyprus, San Marino, and Malta. He ...

(b. 1946), Colombian economist and former Minister of the Interior and Justice *

María Teresa Fernández de la Vega María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz (born 15 June 1949) is a Spanish politician and magistrate of the Socialist Party. During her political career, she served as first deputy prime minister, minister of the Presidency and government spoke ...

(b. 1949), Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician and former minister *

Ralph de la Vega Ralph de la Vega is the former Vice Chairman of AT&T Inc. and CEO of AT&T Business Solutions and AT&T International. He has previously served as President & CEO of AT&T Mobile & Business Solutions; President and CEO of AT&T Mobility; COO of Cingul ...

(b. 1951), the Chief Operating Officer of Cingular Wireless * Jacqueline de la Vega (b. 1960), Mexican TV show host in Spain and former model *

Guadalupe Arizpe de la Vega Guadalupe Arizpe De La Vega is a Mexican humanitarian who founded the Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones y Empresas Privadas (FEMAP), which supports a network of clinics, hospitals, and nursing schools in the North of Mexico, based in Ciudad Ju� ...

, Mexican humanitarian *

James De La Vega James De La Vega (1972) is a visual artist of Puerto Rican descent who lives in New York City. He is best known for his street aphorisms and muralist art.''Become Your Dream'' by De La Vega. Harper Collins, 2009. Life James De La Vega was born ...

, New York City graffiti artist * Florencia de la V or Florencia de la Vega (b. 1976), Argentine transgender actress and vedette * Diego de la Vega (footballer), (b. 1979), Argentinean footballer *

Cynthia de la Vega Cynthia Alejandra de la Vega Oates (born September 28, 1991) is a Mexican beauty queen and the 2010 Nuestra Belleza Mundo México titleholder. A native of Nuevo León, Cynthia de la Vega was chosen to represent her country in the 61st Miss Wor ...

(b. 1991), Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder

Fiction

* Zorro, the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega in the series by American writer Johnston McCulley * Usnavi De La Vega, a character in the 2008 play '' In the Heights'' by writer Lin-Manuel Miranda * Rogelio de la Vega, a character in the series ''Jane the Virgin''

Places

Dominican Republic

Concepción de La Vega La Vega, is the fourth largest city and municipality of the Dominican Republic. It is in La Vega Province. The city is known as the Carnaval epicenter of the Dominican Republic for its tradition and culture, its large agricultural production metho ...

, 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 Spanish Town ( jam, label=Jamaican Creole, Panish Tong) is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the historic county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the Spanish and British capital of Jamaica from 1534 until 1872. Th ...

, or St. Jago de la Vega, the former capital of Jamaica

Peru

Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega Estadio Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, commonly known as Estadio Garcilaso, is Cusco's principal stadium and the home venue of the local football team Cienciano. The stadium was named after the Peruvian mestizo Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and inaugu ...

, the 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