Nuevo León

It is named in honor of General Nicolás Bravo Rueda, a hero of the Mexican War of Independence who later served as president of Mexico.

It is located in the eastern part of the state of Nuevo León, at coordinates 25°48′ north latitude and 99°10′ west longitude, at an elevation of 150 meters above sea level. It borders Doctor Coss, Nuevo León, and Camargo, Tamaulipas, to the north; China to the south; Reynosa, Tamaulipas, to the east; and China to the west.