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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

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