Nuevo León

In honor and memory of the great hero of Mexico’s War of Independence in 1810, Don Hermenegildo Galeana, who fought under the command of Don José María Morelos y Pavón.

Galeana is located in the central part of the state of Nuevo León, at coordinates 24°50′ north latitude and 100°04′ west longitude, at an elevation of 1,655 meters above sea level.

It borders Rayones and the state of Coahuila to the north; Aramberri and Doctor Arroyo to the south; Rayones, Montemorelos, Linares, and Iturbide to the east; and the states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí to the west.