Benavente | |
|---|---|
 Plaza del Ayuntamiento in Benavente. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Benavente | |
| Coordinates: 42°0′11″N 5°40′27″W / 42.00306°N 5.67417°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Zamora |
| Comarca | Benavente y Los Valles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luciano Huerga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.12 km2 (17.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,095 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Benaventanos |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | Official website |
Benavente is a town and municipality in the north of the province of Zamora, in the autonomous community Castile and León of Spain. It has about 20,000 inhabitants.
Located north of the capital on an important communications hub, it was repopulated by King Ferdinand II of León, who also awarded it law-codes (a fuero) in 1167. It was originally known as Malgrat or Malgrado.
Location
Benavente is located in the North of Province of Zamora, in the North-West of Spain. It is 65 km away from Zamora City and 260 km from Madrid and its coordinates are 42° 0' N 5° 41' W.
| North-West: Manganeses de la Polvorosa | North: Villabrázaro | North-East: San Cristóbal de Entreviñas |
| West: Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa |  |
East: San Cristóbal de Entreviñas |
| South-West:Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa | South: Villanueva de Azoague, Santa Colomba de las Monjas and Arcos de la Polvorosa | South-East: Castrogonzalo |
The adjacent municipalities of Benavente are Villanueva de Azoague, Manganeses de la Polvorosa, Santa Cristina de la Polvorosa, Villabrázaro, San Cristóbal de Entreviñas, Castrogonzalo, Santa Colomba de las Monjas and Arcos de la Polvorosa, all of them belonging to Province of Zamora.
Transport
Roads and Highways
Benavente is connected to the national road network through different roads and highways:
- A-66 · Autovía Ruta de la Plata: Gijón - Oviedo - Mieres - Puerto Pajares - León - Benavente - Zamora - Salamanca - Béjar - Plasencia - Cáceres - Mérida - Sevilla.
- A-6 · Autovía del Noroeste. Madrid - Benavente - Lugo - A Coruña - Arteixo
- Autovía A-52 · Autovía de las Rías Bajas. Benavente - Sanabria - Verín - Ourense - Vigo .
- N-610 · Palencia-Benavente.
| Towns | Distance (km) |
|---|---|
| Toro | 69 |
| Villalpando | 30 |
| Puebla de Sanabria | 84 |
| Salamanca | 134 |
| Zamora | 65 |
| Tordesillas | 80 |
| Medina de Rioseco | 62 |
| Medina del Campo | 105 |
| Valladolid | 112 |
| Valencia de Don Juan | 33 |
| La Bañeza | 37 |
| Astorga | 65 |
| Ponferrada | 124 |
| León | 70 |
| Palencia | 90 |
| Segovia | 235 |
| Ávila | 190 |
| Burgos | 210 |
| Oviedo | 182 |
| Madrid | 266 |
| Ourense | 238 |
| Gijón | 210 |
| Soria | 318 |
| Vitoria | 347 |
| Oporto | 334 |
| Bilbao | 388 |
| Lisboa | 600 |
| Barcelona | 836 |
Bus Services
Bus services are provided in the Bus Station by different companies like Alsa, Auto-Res, Empresa Vivas, Linecar or Autocares Julio Fernández. There is a taxi stand in the Bus Station.
National lines
Daily services to: A Coruña, Astorga, Algeciras, Asturias (Oviedo-Gijón), Ávila, Badajoz, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cáceres, Cádiz, Cangas de Narcea, Irún, La Bañeza, León, Lugo, Logroño, Málaga, Madrid, Mérida, Ourense, Monforte, Palencia, Plasencia, Ponferrada, Pontevedra, Salamanca, San Fernando, San Sebastián, Santiago de Compostela, Sevilla, Valladolid, Verín, Vigo, Villablino, Zafra, Zamora and Zaragoza.
International lines
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Belgium
- Holland
- France - (París)
- France (Lyon - Grenoble)
- Andorra
Regional lines
- Alcubilla de Nogales
- Alija del Infantado
- Arcos de la Polvorosa
- Ayoo de Vidriales
- Camarzana de Tera
- Carracedo - 13:00
- Cubo de Benavente
- Ferreras de Abajo
- Milles de la Polvorosa
- Molezuelas
- Mozar
- Puebla de Sanabria
- Pueblica de Valverde
- Santa Colomba de las Monjas
- Santibáñez de Vidriales
- Tábara
- Uña de Quintana
- Valle del Tera
- Valderas
- Villafáfila
- Villalpando
- Villanueva de Azoague
- Villarrín de Campos
Local Service
Senior citizens have a free urban bus service.
Taxi
The town has several taxi stands, one of them in the Bus Station.
Tourism
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Parador
Churches
- Church of Santa María de Azogue, in Romanesque style, begun in 1180. It has a Latin cross plan, with a nave and two aisles, separated by cruciform pilasters, with five apses. The nave has Gothic cross vaults added in the 16th century. The interior is home of several Gothic sculptures, such as that of the "Annunciation" (13th century)
- San Juan del Mercado Church, in Romanesque style (12th-13th centuries). It has three decorated portals with the Adoration of the Magi, the Virgin and Child and scenes of the birth of Jesus.
Hostel
- Hospital of La Piedad, an old pilgrim hostel.
Other
- Hermitage of Soledad (early 16th century)
- Caracol Tower
Events
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- Fiestas de la Veguilla. The local celebration in honor of the Virgen de la Vega to celebrate the torno al llamado (Monday of Pascuilla).
- Fiestas del toro enmaromado. Celebrated the day before the corpus, where the young men run (Running of the Bulls) in front of a long rope held on the horns of a bull.
Accommodation
Hotels
- "Parador de Turismo Rey Fernando II de León" (H****) Paseos de la Mota, s/n
- "Villa de Benavente" (H ****) Avda. de las Américas, s/n
- "Santiago" (H ***) Avda. Maragatos, 34
- "Orense" (H **) C/ San Antón Viejo, 4
- "Arenas" (H *) Ctra. de Madrid, Km 261
Hostels
- "Hostal Avenida" (HS**) Avda. El Ferial, 17
- "Bristol" (HS**) C/ Santa Cruz, 44.
- "Universal" (HS**) C/ Sancti Spíritus, 17
- "Alameda" (HS**) Autovía Madrid - Coruña km. 262
- "Covadonga" (HS**) Avenida Federico Silva, 16
- "Paradero 3" (HS*) Autovía Madrid – Coruña Km 261
- "Paraíso" (HS *) C/ los Herreros, 64
- "La Trucha" (HS) C/ la Viña, 5
- "Jara" (HS) Autovía Madrid-Coruña km. 261
- "Pensión La Trapería" (P) C/Agujero de San Andrés, 10
Climate
It is characterized as a Mediterranean climate with continental characteristics due to the altitude of the municipality and its distance to the sea. The amount of winter frosts is increased, taking place even in spring, with consequential damage to some of the local agriculture.
| Climate data for Benavente | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.4 (84.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
18.3 (65.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.6 (43.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 35.2 (1.39) |
23.9 (0.94) |
23.0 (0.91) |
39.8 (1.57) |
47.1 (1.85) |
27.6 (1.09) |
13.2 (0.52) |
12.7 (0.50) |
30.8 (1.21) |
56.6 (2.23) |
49.0 (1.93) |
55.7 (2.19) |
414.6 (16.33) |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – sister cities
Dukes of Benavente
| Titular | Period | |
|---|---|---|
| Primera creación por Enrique II | ||
| I | Fadrique de Castilla y Ponce de León | 1370–1394 |
| Segunda creación por Enrique IV | ||
| I | Rodrigo Alonso Pimentel | 1473- |
| II | Alonso Pimentel y Pacheco | |
| III | Antonio Alonso Pimentel y Herrera de Velasco | |
| IV | Luis Alonso Pimentel Herrera y Enríquez de Velasco | |
| V | Juan Alonso Pimentel Herrera y Enríquez de Velasco | |
| VI | Antonio Alonso Pimentel y Quiñones | |
| VII | Juan Francisco Pimentel y Ponce de León | |
| VIII | Antonio Alonso Pimentel y Herrera Zúñiga | |
| IX | Francisco Casimiro Pimentel de Quiñones y Benavides | |
| X | Antonio Francisco Pimentel de Zúñiga y Vigil de Quiñones | |
| XI | Francisco Alonso Pimentel Vigil de Quiñones Borja Aragón y Centelles | |
| XII | María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna | |
| XIII | Francisco de Borja Téllez-Girón y Alfonso Pimentel | |
| XIV | Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin | |
| XV | Mariano Téllez-Girón y Beaufort Spontin | |
| XVI | Pedro de Alcántara Téllez-Girón y Fernández de Santillán | |
| XVII | Ángela María Téllez-Girón y Duque de Estrada | actual tituar |
Notable people
- José Carlos Guerra, painter.[3][4]
- Maria Josefa Alfonso Pîmentel Tellez Girón Borja y Centelles, fourteenth Countess and twelfth Duchess of Benavente, a patron of Goya and Boccherini
- Fray Toribio de Benavente o Motolinía (1477–1569), a missionary to Mexico
- Alonso Briceño, one of the thirteen conquistadors led by Francisco Pizarro
- Luis de Carvajal the Younger, Crypto-Jewish writer and martyr
- Pita Pizarro (1792–1845), a minister of Isabella II of Spain
- Francisco de Castro Pascual (1871–1949), microbiologist
- José Nuñez Pernía (1805–1879), a Marquis of Nuñez and the first president of the Sociedad Hahnemanniana Matritense
- Pedro Nuñez Granés (1869–1944), engineer
- Celestino Alonso Rodríguez Valdespino (1828–1875), chess player
- Federico Silva Muñoz (1923–1997), politician
- Laura Iglesias Romero, a scientist who does research for the CSIC
- Francisco José Ynduráin (1940–2008), scientist
- Almudena Fernández (born 1977), model
Language
Regional speech is influenced by the Leonese language.
Cinemas and theatres
See also
- List of municipalities in Zamora
- San Pedro De Zamudia, Zamora
- Sandin, Zamora
- Almudena Fernandez - Famous model from Benavente.
References
- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ↑ "World Weather Information Service – Benavente". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ↑ José Carlos Guerra
- ↑ José Carlos Guerra presenta en la Sala Maestra su obra más 'matérica'
- ↑ Teatro Reina Sofía
- ↑ Multicines Benavente
