A place where lives happened
La Vega
Concepción de La Vega·La Vega·Cibao Sur·DO
19.223°N · -70.529°W
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19.223, -70.529 · MapLibre · OSM
Historical jurisdiction
1822
Capitanía General de Santo Domingo (España)
1844
Haití (período de la dominación haitiana)
1844
República Dominicana
Repositories
JCE La Vega Oficialía Civil
civil · holdings 1828–present
Parroquia La Concepción de La Vega
ecclesiastical · holdings colonial–present
La Vega
Cibao Sur city. Founded 1494 as Concepción de la Vega Real by Columbus (original site abandoned after 1562 earthquake, modern town nearby). Anchor for the Lithgow-Ceara line: Federico W Lithgow Alonzo lived here with Baudilia Ceara Díaz; their children incl. Federico W Lithgow Ceara (1902–1977) and Ana Luisa Lithgow Ceara (1913–2010) were born here. Evaristo Dante Pezzotti died here 1929; his eldest son Blas Antonio Pezzotti Tejada died here 1961.