These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain.

[7] Located across the central plaza in Vega Alta barrio-pueblo is the Parroquia Inmaculada Concepción, a Roman Catholic church.

In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Pueblo was 1,081.

[12] The Puerto Rican, award-winning, musician and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda who created the Broadway hit, "Hamilton", is from a family with roots in Vega Alta.

In 2017, his father opened the Placita Güisín, a cafe and restaurant in Vega Alta barrio-pueblo.