After a day trip to Cholula we are back in Puebla City and passing through Paseo Bravo State Park. The park has some different seating since our last visit in 2016. Paseo Bravo is one of the more central spots in the city. The park was founded in the 17th century as a alternative neighborhood to the Village Center as it was outside of the Spanish influence. The original plans show the divisions that comprise this area: five blocks surrounded by large estate housing. At various times the area served as a military practice field, a cemetery, a site of the gallows, and finally as a square, where the monument in commemoration to Nicolas Bravo was placed. The parks present popularity is due to the pathways where people can sit or walk to admire the sculptures and monuments that adorn the park. Nicolás Bravo Rueda (10 September 1786 – 22 April 1854) was the 11th Mexican President and a soldier. He distinguished himself in both roles during the 1846–1848 U.S. invasion of Mexico.