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Moca santo domingo9/3/2023 The municipality of Moca has the municipality of Jamao al Norte to the north, the Hermanas Mirabal province to the east, the La Vega province to the south, the Santiago province to the west and the Puerto Plata province to the northwest. The municipality is on flat land with small hills to the west and low mountains to the north these mountains are part of the Cordillera Septentrional and its highest mountain in the municipality, and in the province, is Loma El Mogote ( 19☂9′02″N 70☂9′20″W / 19.48389°N 70.48889°W / 19.48389 -70.48889 ( Loma El Mogote)), 970 m (3,180 ft) high. The city is at 145 km (90 mi) to the north of Santo Domingo, on the western end of the Yuna Valley, the eastern part of the larger Cibao valley. Moca has a total area of 75 km 2 (29 sq mi) and Is at an elevation of 183 m (600 ft). The urban population was 68.9% of the total population. The municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 94,981: 47,569 men and 47,569 women. Those troops that went back to north Haiti, on 3 April 1805, kill all the inhabitants of Moca, except two persons, and burned completely the town. He tried for three weeks but could not take the city of Santo Domingo and so he came back to Haiti. This was a tragedy that would later contribute to the complex relations between Dominicans and Haitians.After the Haitian independence, Jean Jacques Dessalines tried to get the eastern part of the island, that had been given by Spain to France. An event in early Dominican history not widely known beyond the Spanish speaking diaspora. Pons states that events like this has produced historical confrontations that are recorded in historical texts. This event along with other events related has left a negative impression of the Haitian presence among many Dominicans. Pons writes that many of these areas would remain deserted for so many years. The massacre was said to be brutal, towns were attacked and looted, houses and churches also burned. Many Haitian troops were also killed during the siege. Dessalines intended targets were the French Soldiers warning the natives of Santo Domingo to cooperate. Then the Dominican population were commonly referred to as Spaniards. The French and Spanish who were found in these areas as it was recorded were all put to the sword. Haitian historian Jean Price Mars wrote that troops killed white, black and mestizo inhabitants. The areas that were effected some of them were Azua, Cibao, Cotui, Montecristi, Monte Plata, Santiago and La Vega. The Haitian forces massacred much of the population in certain areas. Haitians outnumbered the Spanish and Dominican creoles as they siege the Spanish side. The Haitians always had resentment towards the French ever since becoming independent in 1804. The march into Santo Domingo was a response to Ferrand’s proclamation of January 6, 1805. Haiti just won the war against the French and during this incident some were residing in Santo Domingo. Toussaint Louverture in 1801 had previously invaded the eastern side of the island. Dominican historian Frank Moya Pons wrote that this was a period of intense military and administrative activity on the Spanish side of Santo Domingo. They wanted to remove any threat with the fear that there was a possibility Haiti could return to its former colonial Status with a French invasion. The massacres of innocent peoples and the destruction of many towns was the result of Haitian troops under Jean Jacques Dessalines and Henri Christophe who were trying be rid of any French influence left on the island. So now we are going to summarize how did this tragedy take place? Then there are various takes by historians and academics alike. Previously there was just the eyewitness account of Santiago native Gaspar Arredondo Pichardo who live through the event and later fled to Cuba as a result. One important evidence that this event indeed occurred was the fact that it was published by the New York Ostsego Herald of the same year in 1805. An important piece in Dominican history is the Moca massacre.
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