Lucca Vaya

Loukas Vagias , also referred as Loukas Vaya, Lucas Bia, Lucca Vaya, Lluka (Luka) Vaja, was a Greek physician and participant in the Greek War of Independence.

Biography Loukas was born in the village of Lekël in Lunxhëri region, then Pashalik of Yanina, Ottoman Empire, today Tepelenë District, Albania. He was the younger brother of Thanasis Vagias, chief commander of Ali Pasha. They had two other brothers, Yannis and Christakis. He is mentioned as an excellent doctor, studied in Wien, Austrian Empire. Loukas Vagias joined the Greek Revolution and gave immense contribution during the Third Siege of Missolonghi. He was buried in Argos.