Patricia Moss makes a difference in our community as a mom, a business leader and by taking stands in politics, where it matters most.
My passion for this column is to learn and share about La Cruz and who makes up the eclectic bunch that live and work here. Especially interested in how it became a town and the families who founded it I’m delving into the history and will report more as I learn more.
Patricia Moss created La Cruz Concierge in 2007 to look after people desiring accommodations and events in and around La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. She manages properties to rent and plans events big and small from weddings to quinceañera’s and more. I’ve heard how great she looks after her clients and recently had the delight to enjoy her daughter’s quinceañera… indeed Paty knows how to throw a party!!
Paty, as her friends call her, has a major heart connection with La Cruz. Hearing her family was one of the first in La Cruz, I asked her to explain her connection and if she had lived in La Cruz all of her life ?
“In a way, yes. My family has had a presence here since the 1930’s. Me personally, all of my summers were always spent here in La Cruz. I was raised in Acapulco in La Costa Azul and did all my schooling there. I’ve lived in Dallas Texas, (16 years), Captain Cook and Honolulu Hawaii (4 Years), worked cruise ships launching from Acapulco and traveling the west coast of the hemisphere (2 years), and have travelled to Europe and the Middle East among others.”
You said your family was the first family in La Cruz, correct? If so, please tell me more about that.
“That is correct. My Grandfather, Florencio Gonzalez, formally founded the Pueblo of La Cruz de Huanacaxtle shortly before World War II. Other than a few indigenous Indians scattered in the mountains, the area was essentially unoccupied as most settlers were closer to the valley and what is now Puerto Vallarta proper where there were better water resources. Given his willingness to promote agricultural use of the land, he was awarded leadership of a newly formed Ejido*, which encompassed a significant portion of lands south of the Tepic Horse trail (now highway) at the juncture of the Punta de Mita turn-off and leading approximately 10 kilometers west. As part of his responsibilities to the government for land utilization, he began to promote the area for living space and awarded Ejido placement to others who would settle in the area. The largest participant in this effort was the Martinez family, the head of whom was good friends with my Grandfather. Collectively, they acquired control of much of the beachfront areas.”
With a passion for her family, her community and those she serves, consider Patricia for all your concierge needs. http://www.lacruzconcierge.com
* From Wikipedia; In Mexican systems of government an ejido (Spanish pronunciation:
