De la Vega
# 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
* 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 (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 (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 (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 (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 de la Vega (1916–1959), a Bolivian socialist politician
* Jorge de la Vega (1930–1971), an Argentine painter
* Aurelio de la Vega (1925–2022), a Cuban-American composer
* Sabas Pretelt de la Vega (b. 1946), Colombian economist and former 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
* Guadalupe Arizpe de la Vega, Mexican humanitarian
* James De La Vega, 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 (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, 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, the former capital of Jamaica

### Peru

* Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega, 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
