Don Diego Vega

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Don Diego Vega is the secret identity of Zorro, a masked vigilante nobleman who defends the oppressed in early 19th-century California.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Don Diego de la Vega 0 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alter ego
fictional character
secret identity
alignment hero
alterEgoOf Zorro
appearsIn comic books
films
pulp magazines
television series
associatedWith Spanish missions in California
surface form: California missions

Spanish colonial government
basedIn Alta California (Spanish colony)
surface form: Alta California
countryOfCitizenship Alta California (Spanish colony)
surface form: Spanish California
createdBy Johnston McCulley NERFINISHED
familyName Vega
fictionalUniverse Zorro
surface form: Zorro franchise
fightsAgainst corrupt officials
tyrannical military officers
firstAppearanceWork The Curse of Capistrano
firstAppearanceYear 1919
gender male
genre adventure fiction
swashbuckler fiction
givenName Diego
hasAlias Zorro
surface form: Señor Zorro
inspired later masked heroes in popular culture
languageOfCharacter Spanish
nationality Mexican Alta California
surface form: Californio
notableFor defending the oppressed
occupation nobleman
vigilante
parentalBackground son of a wealthy landowner
portrayedAs foppish aristocrat in public
realNameOf Zorro
residence California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
role masked vigilante
secretIdentityOf Zorro
signatureSymbol the letter Z
socialClass aristocracy
hidalgo
timePeriod early 19th century
weapon rapier

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johnston McCulley createdCharacter Don Diego Vega
Captain Juan Ramon enemyOf Don Diego Vega
The Mark of Zorro featuresCharacter Don Diego Vega
subject surface form: The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)
Lolita Pulido loveInterestOf Don Diego Vega
The Curse of Capistrano mainCharacter Don Diego Vega
Zorro realName Don Diego Vega
this entity surface form: Don Diego de la Vega