Lcdo. Lorenzo Oscar Caban Arocho’s Bienvenidos a Moca

Mira lo que los Tres Reyes Magos brought to my house!

A new book by Lic Lorenzo Oscar Caban Arocho, Bienvenidos a Moca. As you can see, this is a big book that is another contribution to a growing list of books on the experience of being Mocano. In it, Caban Arocho brings together his memories with a wide range of photos and publications on Moca. 

This book, as with other generational local histories, take a highly personal perspective and are insightful as they lend a sense of the changes in barrio Pueblo over time. There’s even his reflections on my article on Leoncia Lasalle and her family, that awakened his recollection that she was his partera, the midwife who brought him into the world over eight decades before. 

I’m looking forward to delving into the book— and will post where you can buy a copy. In the meantime, here’s the ISBN number: ISBN 979-8-3507-2470-7

photograph of Lcdo Lorenzo Oscar Caban Arocho

Lcdo. Lorenzo Oscar Caban Arocho, from Bookdatabase online. Note the sleeve decoration made of mundillo. His wife is an accomplished tejedora (lacemaker).

cover, Caban Arocho, Bienvenidios a Moca
Cover, Lorenzo Oscar Caban Arocho, Bienvenidos a Moca (2023)

3 Replies to “Lcdo. Lorenzo Oscar Caban Arocho’s Bienvenidos a Moca”

  1. Great thing, please let us know how to get a copy. I will like to give it to my aunt who’s 85 years old and pretty sure she remembers a lot of Moca, thanks cuz for sharing.

  2. I would love a copy too. I have Arocho too in my family .I wonder we are family. My Arocho family are from Naranjo.

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