Benavente, Zamora

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Benavente
(Castilla y León)	Coat Of Arms

Country	Spain
Province	Zamora
Autonomous community	Castilla y León
People	Benaventano/a
Foundation	Year 1167
Postal code	49600
Coordinates - Latitude: - Longitude:	42°°0' N' N 5° 41' O W
Altitude	744 m
Surface	45 km²
Distances	65 km to Zamora, Spain 260 km to Madrid
Population	City: 18.199 (2007) Urban area: 20,000 (2003)
Anthem	Hymn Of Benavente
Local festivals	Fiestas de la Veguilla Fiestas del toro enmaromado
Rivers
Mayor (2007- )	Saturnino Mañanes (PP)
Local council website	www.benavente.es

Benavente is a municipality in the north of the province of Zamora, in the autonomous community Castile and Leon 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.

The most representative building in town is the Parador de Turismo Fernando II, which occupies the Caracol Tower, a 16th-century castle with wide segmental miradors and a beautiful Mudejar coffered ceiling in the main section; although it also has other attractions for the visitor, such as the church of Santa María de Azogue, outstanding in which are the doors, some multicoloured Gothic sculptures and several pillars; San Juan del Mercado, with its prominent southern door; and the hospital of La Piedad, an old pilgrims' hostel.

1 Climate
2 Population
3 Local Fiestas
- 3.1 Toros
4 Small Gallery
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Climate

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.

[edit] Population

The present population of Benavente is 18.675 inhabitants ^[1]. There are many professionals working in Benavente, although they may have another residence in other local communities.

The demographic change in the municipality of Benavente^[2]
	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1991	2001	2006	2007
Population	4.959	5.423	5.796	6.384	7.884	9.909	11.080	11.779	12.509	14.410	16.590	18.675	18.744

[edit] Local Fiestas

[edit] Toros

Fiestas de la Veguilla, “Fiestas de Interés Turístico Regional”:

The Local celebration in honour of the 'Virgen de la Vega' to celebrate the torno al llamado monday de Pascuilla, eight days after the sunday of Resurrecsion.

Fiestas del toro enmaromado, “Fiestas de Interés Turístico Regional” y “Festejo Taurino Tradicional”:

Celebrated the day before the corpus, where the young men run in front of a long rope held on the horns of a bull.

[edit] Small Gallery

Santa Maria La Mayor

The "Torre del Caracol" Parador de Turismo Fernando II

Toro enmaromado 2005

Fadrique de Castilla , Duque de Benavente

Juan Alfonso Pimentel ,I Conde de Benavente

Rodrigo Alonso Pimentel ,II Conde de Benavente

Alonso Pimentel Enríquez ,III Conde de Benavente

Rodrigo Alonso Pimentel ,IV Conde y I Duque de Benavente

Alonso Pimentel ,V Conde y II Duque de Benavente

Antonio Alonso Pimentel de Velasco VI Conde y III Duque de Benavente

Luis Alonso Pimentel Herrera y Enriquez VII Conde y IV Duque de Benavente

Juan Alonso Pimentel Enríquez VIII Conde y V Duque de Benavente

Antonio Alonso Pimentel Vigil de Quiñones y Herrera IX Conde y VI Duque de Benavente

Juan Francisco Alfonso Pimentel Ponce de León X Conde y VII Duque de Benavente

Antonio Alfonso Pimentel , XI Conde y VIII Duque de Benavente Francisco Casimiro Antonio Pimentel de Herrera, XII Conde y IX Duque de Benavente

Francisco Casimiro Antonio Pimentel de Quiñones y Benavides, XII. Conde y IX Duque de BENAVENTE

Antonio Francisco Pimentel de Zúñiga Vigil de Quiñones, XIII. Conde y X duque de BENAVENTE

Francisco Alfonso-Pimentel Vigil de Quiñones Borja Aragón y Centelles Enríquez Zúñiga Mendoza Guzmán y Herrera, XIV Conde y XI. Duque de BENAVENTE

Maria Josefa Alfonso Pîmentel Tellez Girón Borja y Centelles XV Condesa XII Duquesa de Benavente.Mecenas de Goya y de Boccherini

Fray Toribio de Benavente o Motolinía 1477-1569, Evangelizador en Mexico.

Alonso Briceño , Conquistador, fué uno de los 13 de la fama que siguieron a Francisco Pizarro.

Pio Pita Pizarro 1792-1845, Ministro de Isabel II.

Francisco de Castro Pascual 1871-1949, Doctor investigador de Microbiología

José Nuñez Pernía 1805-1879, Marqués de Nuñez y Primer presidente de la Sociedad Hahnemanniana Matritense.

Pedro Nuñez Granés 1869-1944, Ingeniero jefe del ayuntamiento de Madrid.

Celestino Alonso Rodríguez Valdespino 1828-1875, gran ajedrecista del siglo XIX.

Federico Silva Muñoz 1923-1997, Ministro de Obras Públicas y fundador y primer presidente de Alianza Popular

Laura Iglesias Romero, Científica Doctora en Ciencias e investigadora del CSIC.

Francisco Jose Yndurain Muñoz 1940-2008, cientifico, Professor Theoretical Physics Chair,Founder of particle physics research in Spain, Royal Science Academy Member

Hipolito Esteban Gusano "POLI" 1951, ex jugador de fútbol del Celta de Vigo, metió un gol al Barcelona y lo eliminó de la Copa del Rey.

Almudena Fernandez 1-01-1977, Modelo internacional, galardonada como la mejor modelo del 2007 por Cosmopolitan.