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Moca, Dominican Republic

Moca is a city in the Cibao valley of the northern Dominican Republic, capital of Espaillat Province. In 1805 Haitian forces retreating from their siege of Santo Domingo under Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henri Christophe sacked the town and killed many of its inhabitants. In 1899 the dictator Ulises Heureaux was assassinated there.

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French Santo Domingo

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Moca, Dominican Republic. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/moca-dominican-republic
MLA: “Moca, Dominican Republic.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/moca-dominican-republic. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Moca, Dominican Republic.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/moca-dominican-republic.
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