The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic or. Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. The Laws of the Indies, Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for 'the parties' (celebrations, festivities) ( es, a propósito para las fiestas), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors ( es, grandeza proporcionada al The central plaza, or square, is a place for official and unofficial recreational events and a place where people can gather and socialize from dusk to dawn. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year. It contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Its population in 2010 was 1,735.Īs was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio which was called ''pueblo'' and since 1990 has been named barrio-pueblo. Moca barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Moca, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Manuel de Ubeda and Delgado, in his '''Isla de Puerto Rico. Diverse versions exist on the date of its foundation. It was founded by Don José de Quiñones on June 22, 1772.

Moca, known as (The Mundillo Capital), is famous for its lace or '' Mundillo''. almost synonymous with the small town of Moca. Mundillo is a Puerto Rican-style of handmade bobbin lace. The Moca tree was officially adopted as the representative tree of the town on February 19, 1972. The name comes from the Moca tree ('' Andira inermis)'' which are very common in this region. It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area. Moca is spread over 12 barrios and Moca Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center). Moca () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the north-western region of the island, north of Añasco southeast of Aguadilla east of Aguada and west of Isabela and San Sebastián.

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