General Bravo, Nuevo León

General Bravo
Municipality
Coordinates: 25°48′N 99°10′W / 25.800°N 99.167°W / 25.800; -99.167Coordinates: 25°48′N 99°10′W / 25.800°N 99.167°W / 25.800; -99.167
Country	Mexico
State	Nuevo León
Area
• Total	2,073.2 km2 (800.5 sq mi)
Population  (INEGI 2005)
• Total	5,385

General Bravo is a municipality located in the state of Nuevo León in northeastern Mexico.

It is also the name of its municipal seat of government and main center of population.

History[]

General Bravo municipality and town is named after Nicolás Bravo, a hero of the Mexican War of Independence.

It was founded on November 18, 1868.

External links[]

• Generalbravo.gob.mx: official General Bravo municipal government website