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{{Ruled Britannia Fictional Character
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| name=Diego
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| nationality={{Spaniards|[[Spain (Ruled Britannia)|Spain]]}}
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| religion={{Catholics}}
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| birth={{FictionalWorkBirths|16th}} century
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| death={{1590s Deaths Fictional|1598}}
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| nationality=[[Spain (Ruled Britannia)|Spain]]
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| cause of death= {{KIAFic|Killed during the [[England (Ruled Britannia)|English]] revolt against Spanish rule}}
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| occupation= Soldier, {{Servant|Manservant}}, {{Actor|amateur actor}}
| religion=[[Catholicism#Catholicism in Ruled Britannia|Catholicism]]
 
 
| affiliations =Spanish Army
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| type of appearance = Direct {{OneName}}}}'''Diego''' (d. 13 October 1598) was a servant to [[Lope de Vega (Ruled Britannia)|Lope de Vega]] while Vega was stationed in [[London (Ruled Britannia)|London]], [[England (Ruled Britannia)|England]] in 1597-8. Unlike [[Baltasar Guzmán]]'s servant [[Enrique (Ruled Britannia)|Enrique]], Diego was slow-witted, undisciplined, and lazy. Vega nevertheless made Diego play opposite Enrique in the debut performance of [[La Dama Boba (Ruled Britannia)|''La Dama Boba'']].
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| cause of death=Killed during the [[England#England in Ruled Britannia|English]] revolt against Spanish rule
 
| occupation= Soldier, manservant to [[Lope de Vega#Lope de Vega in Ruled Britannia|Lope de Vega]]
 
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|}}'''Diego''' (d 1598) was a servant to [[Lope de Vega#Lope de Vega in Ruled Britannia|Lope de Vega]] while de Vega was stationed in [[London#London in Ruled Britannia|London]], [[England#England in Ruled Britannia|England]] in 1597-98. Unlike [[Baltasar Guzman]]'s servant [[Enrique]], Diego was slow-witted, undisciplined, and lazy. de Vega nevertheless made Diego play opposite Enrique in the debut performance of ''[[La Dama Boba]]''.
 
   
In 1598, de Vega caught Diego violating the [[Lent]]en fast by eating meat late at night. de Vega used the incident to blackmail Diego into working harder. Fearing Diego might try to kill him, de Vega wrote a letter describing what he'd seen and entrusted it to Guzman to be opened in the event of his death.
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In 1598, Vega caught Diego violating the [[Lent (Ruled Britannia)|Lenten]] fast by eating meat late at night. Vega used the incident to blackmail Diego into working harder, using reassignment to the [[Scotland (Ruled Britannia)|Scottish]] border as the threat. Fearing Diego might try to kill him, Vega wrote a letter describing what he'd seen and entrusted it to Guzman to be opened in the event of his death.
   
Later that year, Diego was killed when an English mob attacked his barracks as part of [[Robert Cecil#Robert Cecil in Ruled Britannia|Robert Cecil]]'s rebellion against the [[Spain#Spain in Ruled Britannia|Spanish]] troops stationed in England to support [[Queen Isabella]] and [[King Albert]].
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Later that year, Diego was killed when an English mob attacked his barracks as part of [[Robert Cecil (Ruled Britannia)|Robert Cecil's]] rebellion against the [[Spain (Ruled Britannia)|Spanish]] troops stationed in England to support [[Queen Isabella]] and [[King Albert]].
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==Literary comment==
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Diego seems to be modeled on the "lazy servant" stock character which appears in a number of Vega's plays.
   
 
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Latest revision as of 11:35, 22 January 2019

Diego
Fictional Character
Ruled Britannia
POD: July-August, 1588
Type of Appearance: Direct
Nationality: Spain
Religion:
Date of Birth: 16th century
Date of Death: 1598
Cause of Death: Killed during the English revolt against Spanish rule
Occupation: Soldier, Manservant, amateur actor
Affiliations: Spanish Army

Diego (d. 13 October 1598) was a servant to Lope de Vega while Vega was stationed in London, England in 1597-8. Unlike Baltasar Guzmán's servant Enrique, Diego was slow-witted, undisciplined, and lazy. Vega nevertheless made Diego play opposite Enrique in the debut performance of La Dama Boba.

In 1598, Vega caught Diego violating the Lenten fast by eating meat late at night. Vega used the incident to blackmail Diego into working harder, using reassignment to the Scottish border as the threat. Fearing Diego might try to kill him, Vega wrote a letter describing what he'd seen and entrusted it to Guzman to be opened in the event of his death.

Later that year, Diego was killed when an English mob attacked his barracks as part of Robert Cecil's rebellion against the Spanish troops stationed in England to support Queen Isabella and King Albert.

Literary comment[]

Diego seems to be modeled on the "lazy servant" stock character which appears in a number of Vega's plays.