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.

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Label Occurrences
Don Diego Vega canonical 6
Don Diego de la Vega 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf alter ego
fictional character
secret identity
alignment hero
alterEgoOf Zorro
appearsIn comic books
films
pulp magazines
television series
associatedWith California missions
Spanish colonial government
basedIn Alta California
countryOfCitizenship Spanish California
createdBy Johnston McCulley
familyName Vega
fictionalUniverse Zorro franchise
linked to: Zorro
fightsAgainst corrupt officials
tyrannical military officers
firstAppearanceWork The Curse of Capistrano
firstAppearanceYear 1919
gender male
genre adventure fiction
swashbuckler fiction
givenName Diego
hasAlias Señor Zorro
linked to: Zorro
inspired later masked heroes in popular culture
languageOfCharacter Spanish
nationality Californio
notableFor defending the oppressed
occupation nobleman
vigilante
parentalBackground son of a wealthy landowner
portrayedAs foppish aristocrat in public
realNameOf Zorro
residence California
Los Angeles
role masked vigilante
secretIdentityOf Zorro
signatureSymbol the letter Z
socialClass aristocracy
hidalgo
timePeriod early 19th century
weapon rapier

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

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