![]() The climate of the Espaillat Province is temperate humid forest and tropical humid forest. Most of the lands in this province are dedicated to agricultural, livestock and forestry production. The Espaillat Province consists of the Cibao Plain in the South, the Northern Cordillera in the middle part of the province and coastal plains by the sea in the North. It is bordered by the municipalities of Puerto Plata and Sosúa ( Puerto Plata Province) on the northwest, on the north by Jamao al Norte, on the northeast by Gaspar Hernández, on the east by Salcedo ( Hermanas Mirabal Province), on the southeast by Cayetano Germosén, on south by the city of La Vega ( La Vega Province), and on the west by Puñal, Licey al Medio, and Tamboril. According to the ONE, the city has a total land area of 239.36 square kilometers (92.42 square miles). On July 26, 1899, the tyrant Ulises Heureaux (Lilis) was executed on Libertad Street, where a plaza is built to honor the memory of the brave precursors of this fact Ramón Cáceres, Ramón and Jacobo de Lara, Horacio Vásquez, Domingo Pichardo, Pablo Arnaut, José Brache, Vicente and Blas de la Maza.This fact is known as the Scream of Moca what gave rise to the heroic deed being liberated in this town on was the first cry of protest in the country and the prelude for other uprisings to originate throughout the country, to rescue the independence that was in danger and that culminated in the Restorative War two years later August 16, 1863.Īmong the heroes of May 2 were: José Contreras, José María Rodríguez, Antonio Passicá, José Inocencio Reyes and Cayetano Germosén. In 1861, the Mocan patriotism was revealed with the uprising in arms under the motto "Viva the Dominican Republic", against the annexation to Spain, carrying out a traitorous act of General Pedro Santana.The municipal council during the annexation of the Republic to Spain, created in Moca, a Municipal Board ( 1861- 1863). ![]() It has been established that the first Moca City Council was created by decree on May 9, 1843, replacing the council of notables.
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