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27-781: Moca , MoCA , or MOCA may refer to: Places [ edit ] Moca, Dominican Republic Moca, Equatorial Guinea Moca, Puerto Rico Moča , Slovakia Mouca (also spelled Moca), a river in Romania People [ edit ] Moca, a member of lol (Japanese group) Moca Aoba ( 青葉 モカ ) , a character in the multimedia franchise BanG Dream! Momčilo Vukotić (1950–2021), Serbian football coach nicknamed "Moca" Organizations [ edit ] Ministry of Civil Aviation (India) Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Mosaic Outdoor Clubs of America Another Way Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Otro Camino ,

54-524: A Panamanian political party Science and technology [ edit ] Moca (genus) , a genus of moths MOCA (protein) , a protein involved in cell signaling Moca, a nickname for Andira inermis MOCA, an application runtime environment and programming language by Blue Yonder Minimum obstacle clearance altitude Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), an industry group which develops specifications for home networking over residential coaxial cable 4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) ,

81-847: A compound used as a curing agent in polyurethane production Molybdenum cofactor cytidylyltransferase , an enzyme Museums [ edit ] Museum of Contemporary Art (disambiguation) , numerous museums around the world Museum of Comic Art , a museum in Noordwijk, The Netherlands Museum of Conceptual Art , a former museum in San Francisco Museum of Chinese in America , a museum in New York City Matrix of Comparative Anthropogeny, formerly Museum of Comparative Anthropogeny, an online compilation of comparative information between humans and “great apes” at

108-526: A great development in poultry products, with a production of 70% in this sector. Moca has a total area of 339.21 km² . The municipality sits on a volcanic coral reef with hills to the west and low mountains to the north; these mountains are part of the Cordillera Septentrional . The highest mountain in the municipality, and in the province, is El Mogote at (971 m). Moca is at an elevation of 183 m with an average temperature in

135-505: A lien over the nations customs fees. As the mounting public debt made it impossible to maintain his political machine, Heureaux increasingly relied on secret loans from the San Domingo Improvement Co., sugar planters and local merchants. In 1897, with the country on the brink of bankruptcy, Lilís was reduced to printing five million dollars worth of unsecured paper money, known as papaletas de Lilís , ruining many of

162-586: A prosperous tobacco merchant, delegating authority in Santo Domingo to Heureaux. A Catholic priest named Fernando Meriño became President in September 1880, Heureaux served as his Interior Minister and his behind-the-scenes influence on the rest of the cabinet apparently exceeded that of the president. Although Meriño briefly suspended constitutional procedures in response to unrest fomented by some remaining supporters of Buenaventura Báez , he abided by

189-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Moca, Dominican Republic The city is known as "La Villa Heroica" (Village of Heroes) due to the number of men and women from Moca who have played a major role in the Dominican Republic's history in bringing down two dictators, Ulises Heureaux and Rafael Trujillo , and bringing democracy back to

216-536: Is now Moca was part of the chiefdom of Maguá. Moca was founded in 1780. In 1845, Moca is designated common of the department of La Vega, then in its political division it becomes the head municipality of the Espaillat province. Moca has a very important banking sector, the city is home to branches of all commercial banks of the country. A strong business in shops, furniture, supermarkets, warehouses, factories of footwear, food, construction, and hardware. The city has

243-606: The Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny at the University of California, San Diego Other uses [ edit ] Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a test of cognitive function in humans Trumpchi Moca , a concept vehicle by Trumpchi See also [ edit ] MOCCA (disambiguation) Mocha (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Moca Topics referred to by

270-595: The Cibao Valley . Benefiting from Luperón's support in this struggle, he brutally suppressed this uprising, putting an end to the cycle of civil strife that had plagued the republic. Having again achieved power, Heureaux maintained his grip on it for the rest of his life. In 1888, he exiled Gregorio Luperón, and the following year forced Congress to pass constitutional amendments abolishing the barrier against Presidential re-election and eliminating direct elections. To expand his power base, he incorporated members of both of

297-497: The Partido Azul . In 1876, he orchestrated an uprising that seized Puerto Plata and led to the election of Ulises Espaillat . When the nation’s leading caudillo Buenaventura Báez , returned to power for his fifth term and fell after less than a year, he helped overthrow the two subsequent regimes. When Luperón became President in 1879, he chose to remain in his hometown of Puerto Plata where he had established himself as

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324-472: The Customs Service, where Heureaux arranged preferential tariff treatment for some of his domestic creditors. A consortium of New York businessmen calling themselves the San Domingo Improvement Co. bought out Westendorp, taking over the claims of its European bondholders, in exchange for two loans, one of $ 1.2 million and the other of £2 million, to fund the countries external debt, to be secured with

351-463: The bribe system, pay for the army, help set up sugar mills and finance infrastructural development, Lilís borrowed heavily from European and American banks, even as sugar prices underwent a steep decline. In 1888, he took out a loan of three-quarters of a million pounds sterling from the Amsterdam banking house Westendorp. The Westendorp Company went bankrupt in 1892, after its agent revealed fraud in

378-454: The cabinet and the general himself assuming command of the national army to stem a rebellion led by Guillermo, who committed suicide when faced with capture. This further endeared Heureaux to Luperón, a longtime enemy of Guillermo. Luperón accordingly supported Heureaux in the 1886 presidential elections. The blatancy of the electoral fraud committed by Heureaux led the supporters of his opponent, Casimiro de Moya, to attempt an armed rebellion in

405-573: The city of 27,5 °C in 2023 and an average rainfall of 189,1 mm in 2023. Ulises Heureaux Ulises Hilarión Heureaux Leibert ( Spanish: [uˈlises eˈɾo] ; October 21, 1845 – July 26, 1899) nicknamed Lilís , was president of the Dominican Republic from September 1, 1882 to September 1, 1884, from January 6, 1887 to February 27, 1889 and again from April 30, 1889 maintaining power between his terms until his assassination by Ramón Cáceres . Heureaux, known by

432-741: The countries merchants. This helped trigger a new revolt among the Cibaeño tobacco planters and merchants, leading to his assassination in Moca in July 1899. By the time of his death, the national debt exceeded $ 35 million, fifteen times the annual budget. During his time in office, the country's economy came largely under the control of the United States . Upon his death, it was revealed that he had taken many secret loans from foreign banks for personal enrichment. The government declared bankruptcy,

459-531: The country. Moca is home to the Corazon Sagrado de Jesus ("Sacred Heart of Jesus") Cathedral. All its pane glass windows were originally brought from Italy depicting the apostles and Jesus ' path to the crucifixion . Agriculture forms the primary livelihood of the inhabitants. Plantain and yucca are main crops. Most crops are harvested by hand. At the time of its colonization by the Spanish, what

486-527: The effect that Billini had decreed a political amnesty so that he could conspire with ex-president Cesáreo Guillermo against Luperón's leadership of the Azules. This precipitated a governmental crisis that forced in Billini's resignation on May 16, 1885. He was succeeded by Vice President Alejandro Woss y Gil, and Heureaux assumed an expanded role under the new government, with a number of his adherents included in

513-419: The largest coffee manufacturing industry, Industries Banilejas. The city is also known for its agricultural production, with the plantain, banana and cassava as major crops. Other fruits: bananas, pigeon pea, taro, yams, squash, beans, coffee, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, papaya (papaya), etc. A variety of vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cabbage are cultivated, among others. It also has

540-470: The leader of the ruling Azul Party, backed General Segundo Imbert , while Heureaux supported the candidacy of General Francisco Gregorio Billini. Heureaux assured Luperón that he would support Imbert should he win the election, but he had ballot boxes in critical precincts stuffed in order to assure Billini's election. After being inaugurated on September 1, 1884, Billini resisted Heureaux's efforts to manipulate him and Heureaux responded by spreading rumors to

567-648: The nickname of Lilís, was born in Puerto Plata . His father was José D’Assás Heureaux Fortune, who was born in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti , the son of Pierre Alexandre Heureaux, Judge of the Civil Court in Cap-Haïtien, and one of his household staff. Ulises's mother Josefa Leibert was born on the island of Saint Thomas . His father was mulatto and his mother was African. Due to his cultural background, he

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594-489: The rival political factions, the Rojos and Azules, into his government. He also developed an extensive network of secret police and informants to avert rebellions, assassinating or forcing into exile the politicians who he could not co-opt. Heureaux enriched himself and his followers through extensive private investments in the emerging export economy, in which “the separation between the president’s private means and state finances

621-539: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Moca . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moca&oldid=1173242851 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles containing Spanish-language text Short description

648-494: The southeastern coastal plain, where they built the nation's first mechanized sugar mills. His dictatorship undertook many ambitious projects to modernize the country, including the electrification of Santo Domingo , the construction of a bridge over the Ozama River , and the initiation of inland rail service on a single-track line linking Santiago to Puerto Plata . In order to enrich himself and his supporters, strengthen

675-524: The two-year term established under Luperón, handing the reins of government over to Heureaux on September 1, 1882. The administrations of Luperón and Meriño succeeded in bringing relative economic stability to the republic, and in Heureaux's first two-year term he faced only one major uprising. By 1884, however, no single potential successor, among the various local caciques who constituted the republic's ruling group, enjoyed widespread support. Luperón, still

702-412: Was able to speak French and English in addition to Spanish fluently. Following the annexation of the Dominican Republic by Spain in 1861 he joined the rebellion to restore independence , becoming the principal lieutenant of Gen.  Gregorio Luperón . In the period following this restoration of independence, when revolutions were an annual occurrence, Heureaux emerged as one of the principal leaders of

729-460: Was vague, fluid and almost non-existent.” He had his own secret telegraph code, publicly documented comparatively recently, that he used to control his troops and police. During the last two decades of the 19th century, sugar surpassed tobacco as the country's main export, as a result of an influx of Cuban sugar planters following the Ten Years' War . Lilís granted them large tracts of land in

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