
It has been established that the first Moca City Council was created by decree on May 9, 1843, replacing the council of notables.
In 1858, the first constitutional congress that decreed the new constitution worked in Moca. On July 7, 1857, by decree, Moca was declared "Villa Heroica" of the Dominican Republic, for its participation in the revolution against the government of Buenaventura Báez. In 1845, Moca was designated a municipality of the La Vega Province. The municipality, at the time of its colonization by the Spaniards, was part of a nitainato belonging to the Maguá cacicazgo. On the other hand, in the Northern Mountain range, between the municipality of Jamao al Norte and the Municipal Districts of José Contreras-Villa Trina, there are the virgin natural beauties of greater attractions and potential for ecotourism, adventure tourism and mountain tourism from the area The Rim Mountain Hotel is 15 km ( 9 miles) from the city, otherwise Moca's hotel offer is quite limited. In the municipality of Gaspar Hernández, minutes from the city of Moca and within the same province of Espaillat, there are several beaches that are part of the Río San Juan - Puerto Plata tourist pole. Villa Trina a municipal district of Moca Tourism īecause Moca is not a coastal city, there is no notable tourist activity in it, but there is in the coastal part of the province to which it belongs. It is one of the provinces with the highest development of poultry and pig production, with its associated agroindustries. It's parent province is one of great agricultural development, with coffee, cocoa, banana and cassava being its main agricultural products. It was the cradle of the Moca Constitution in 1958, which sought to return citizens' rights and freedoms and create a fairer country.
Moca has been an important city in the history of the Dominican Republic. It is believed that its name derives from an aboriginal word that was used to designate the place where the city is located. Moca is the principal city of the Espaillat Province, in the northeastern Dominican Republic. Villa Trina a tourist-oriented municipal district of Moca About