Village Palmar de Bravo, Puebla Municipality of Palmar de Bravo
A town on the Llanos de San Andrés founded in 1662 as San Agustín del Palmar; here Nicolás Bravo freed 300 royalist prisoners in 1812.
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How to get to Palmar de Bravo
- From Tehuacán: about 45 min by road (~56 km)
- Nearest airport: Veracruz (VER), 1 h 42 min by car to Orizaba
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About Palmar de Bravo
Palmar de Bravo sits on the Llanos de San Andrés in central-eastern Puebla, at about 2,200 metres, between arid hills and rain-fed fields. In 2010 the town had 4,870 residents; the municipality, per the 2020 census, totals 50,226. It belongs to the Ciudad Serdán region, and its territory runs from those plains to the Sierra de Soltepec in the southwest, where the hills exceed 2,800 metres.
The present name remembers a battle. The settlement began in 1662, when a Spanish landowner, Agustín Luna, who lived in what is now Ciudad Serdán, founded San Agustín del Palmar at a spot called Zoyatlán, from Nahuatl zoyatl (palm), otli (road) and tla (abundance). On 12 August 1812, right here, General Nicolás Bravo defeated the royalist forces of Juan Labaqui and took 300 prisoners. He soon learned that his father, Leonardo Bravo, had been executed in Mexico City; Morelos ordered the captives shot in reprisal, but Bravo set them free, and some joined his troops. Mariano Matamoros also won a victory here.
The climate is dry and high, with temperatures of 5 to 23 °C through the year, and the plains grow maize, alfalfa, wheat and fava beans. The parish is San Agustín Obispo, in the Diocese of Tehuacán, and the patron saint explains the town's original name.
How to get to Palmar de Bravo
Drive from Tehuacán: 45 min, 56 km
Palmar de Bravo is in central-eastern Puebla, in the Ciudad Serdán region: it borders Tecamachalco to the west, Quecholac to the northwest, Esperanza to the east and Cañada Morelos to the southeast. From Tehuacán it is about 45 km in a straight line and around 50 minutes by car; from Orizaba, some 47 km and 55 minutes (approx.). From the city of Puebla, head toward Tehuacán and Orizaba and take the turn-off to town; most of the municipal territory is flat plain. No fixed bus timetable to the town is published: CAPU in Puebla, the Tehuacán terminal and the Ciudad Serdán terminal are the places to ask about buses or combis to Palmar de Bravo.
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Before you go to Palmar de Bravo: hours, prices and tips
- Best season
- The rainy season runs from late March to November; January is the coldest month (average low 5 °C) and May the warmest (high of 23 °C). Plan Municipal de Desarrollo de Palmar de Bravo 2021-2024 · checked Oct 2026
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Visiting Palmar de Bravo: what to see and do
The parish of San Agustín Obispo, which gave old San Agustín del Palmar its name.
The site of the 12 August 1812 battle, where Nicolás Bravo freed 300 prisoners.
The Llanos de San Andrés, with their maize, alfalfa and wheat plots.
The Sierra de Soltepec to the southwest, with hills above 2,800 metres.
The arid, rocky hills that break up the plain.
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Palmar de Bravo shares the climate of Orizaba, 47 km away. The best months to visit are February, March, April, and December.
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