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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

See also

• La Vega (disambiguation)
• Las Vegas (disambiguation)
• House of Lasso de la Vega