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La Vega, a city in the central Dominican Republic, was founded in 1495 by Batholomew Columbus at the foot of a fortress built by Christopher Columbus in 1494, which intended to guard the route to the interior gold deposits of the Cibao valley. A Spanish settlement called Concepción de la Vega gradually grew around the fort. [5]
Ruins of La Concepción fortress at Pueblo Viejo National Park. The Archaeological and Historical National Park of Pueblo Viejo, La Vega (also known as the National Park of Concepción de la Vega), in the La Vega Province of the Dominican Republic, includes the old city of Concepción de la Vega, and the Pueblo Viejo gold mine.
Dominican Republic carnival of La Vega. An event that strengthened the economic development of the area was the inauguration of the railway between the port of Las Cañitas (Sánchez) and the city of La Vega, the product of the efforts of the worthy Gregorio Rivas. The transport by this means of fruits and merchandise led to new living conditions.
Carlina Durán Baldera (born January 17, 1987, in Concepción de La Vega) is a Dominican model who won the national crown of Miss Dominican Republic 2012, initially giving her the right to compete in Miss Universe 2012 representing her country in December 2012.
Liga Dominicana de Fútbol: 2023: 5th: Atletico Vega Real is a Dominican professional football club based in La Vega, Dominican Republic, founded in 2014.
Zoilo Hermogenes García Peña (December 21, 1881 - December 11, 1916) [1] was a civil engineer and aviator from the Dominican Republic. Besides being a prolific engineer credited with building, among other things, the first theater of La Vega, [2] he is best remembered for designing and flying the first Dominican heavier-than-air aircraft in 1911–1912.
Pages in category "La Vega, Dominican Republic" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Roman Catholic Diocese of Concepción de la Vega;
Jima Abajo is a town in the La Vega province of the Dominican Republic. [3] [4] ... World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04) ...