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Country | Spain | ||
Autonomous community | Castile and León | ||
Province | Zamora | ||
Comarca | Benavente y Los Valles | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Saturnino Mañanes García | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 45.12 km2 (17.4 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 800 m (2,625 ft) | ||
Population (2009) | |||
• Total | 19,119 | ||
• Density | 423.7/km2 (1,097.5/sq mi) | ||
Demonym | Benaventanos | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Website | Official website |
Benavente is a 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 in 1167.
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It is characterized as a Mediterranean climate with continental characteristics as with the altitude of the municipality and its distance to the sea. However, the amount of the winter frosts is lifted, taking place even in spring, with the consequential damage to some of the local agriculture.
Titular | Period | |
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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 |
Regional speech is influenced by Leonese language.