Julio Vega Batlle

Julio Vega Batlle (May 6, 1899 – April 23, 1973) was a Dominican writer, publishing both plays and novels, and a diplomat. He was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, and graduated from the University of Santo Domingo. He became a judge, and served as a diplomat for the Dominican Republic on missions to London, England; Havana, Cuba; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He married Teresa de Boyrie de Moya, daughter of Louis Emile de Boyrie Pillot (of French origin) and Mercedes Antonia de Moya y Moya (from an upper-class Dominican family); they begat three sons: Wenceslao Nicolás, Bernardo, and Luis Eduardo “Eddy”.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Julio Vega Batlle

16. Juan Manuel de la Vega 8. José Rafael Vega Bravo 17. Isabel María Bravo Rubio 4. José Rafael Vega Pichardo (1844–1897) 18. José Cayetano Pichardo Tejada 9. Margarita Crescencia Pichardo Contreras 19. Mª. Dolores Contreras Mestre 2. José Nicolás Vega Llenas (1867–1925) 20. Joseph Llenas Colomer (1783–?) 10. Joaquim Zenon Joseph Llenas Baralt (1816–1855) 21. Teresa Baralt Cahué (1785–?) 5. Mª. Amelia Llenas Díaz (1847–1920) 22. José Díaz Morel 11. Tomasina Díaz Durán 23. María Durán 1. Julio Vega Batlle (1899–1973) 24. Juan Pablo Batlle 12. Jaime Batlle Amat 25. Magdalena Amat 6. José Joaquín Batlle Filbá (1844–1899) 26. Josep Filbà 13. Rosa Filbà i Vilardell 27. Francesca Vilardell 3. Mª. Asunción Batlle Espaillat (1876–1972) 28. Pedro Ramón Espaillat Velilla (1796–1882) 14. Ulises Francisco Espaillat Quiñones (1823–1878) 29. Mª. Petronila Quiñones Tavares (1804−1874) 7. Mª. Dolores “Lola” Espaillat Espaillat (1853–1936) 30. Juan José Espaillat Velilla (1794–1828) 15. Eloísa Espaillat Rodríguez (1818–1919) 31. Mª. Magdalena Rodríguez de Rojas

Further reading

• Julio Vega Batlle's novel Anadel: La Novela de la Gastorsofia is available online in the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)
• Anthology of Major Dominican Literature