Fulgencio Vega

Fulgencio de la Vega y Santos
Supreme Director of Nicaragua
In office
11 November 1851 – 13 February 1852
Serving with Laureano Pineda
Preceded byLaureano Pineda
Succeeded byFruto Chamorro
Personal details
Born5 November 1805
Granada, Captaincy General of Guatemala
Died1 August 1868
Granada, Republic of Nicaragua
Political partyLegitimist
Nickname(s)Borbollón
Tata Vega

Fulgencio de la Vega y Santos (5 November 1805 – 1 August 1868) nicknamed "Tata Vega" was a Conservative Nicaraguan politician that is often credited with moving the Nicaraguan capital to Managua.[1] He served as 9th Supreme Director from November 1851 to 1852. He was preceded by José de Jesús Alfaro and succeeded by José Laureano Pineda Ugarte.

  1. ^ González-Rivera, Victoria, 1969- (2011). Before the revolution : women's rights and right-wing politics in Nicaragua, 1821-1979. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-271-04870-3. OCLC 833303641.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)