(f) Have never been removed from office or employment for misconduct in the performance of his/her duties. (e) Have never been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that implies moral turpitude. (d) Have resided in the municipality for at least one year before the date of his or her election, and be a qualified elector thereof. (c) Be a citizen of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (a) Be twenty-one (21) years of age or older. Retrieved September 21, 2017.Chapter III of the Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991 provides for the qualifications to be a candidate for mayor in Puerto Rico.Įvery candidate for mayor must meet the following requirements on the date of taking office:

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^ 'Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899'.Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. ^ Joseph Prentiss Sanger Henry Gannett Walter Francis Willcox (1900).Los Pueblos de Puerto Rico y Las Iglesias de Sus Plazas (PDF) (in Spanish). 'National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thematic Nomination: Historic Churches of Puerto Rico'. ^ Marisa Gomez and Ester Cardona (July 1984).^ 'US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition'.Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. ^ Picó, Rafael Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda Berrios, Hector H.Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moca barrio-pueblo of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. ^ a b Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF).In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Moca Pueblo was 1,470. Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located across the central plaza in Moca barrio-pueblo is the Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate (English: Church Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate of Moca), a Roman Catholic church. These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain. 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) ( Spanish: a propósito para las fiestas), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors ( Spanish: 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. 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.

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