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Early Origins of the Benavente family

The surname Benavente was first found in Asturias, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Benavente family

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Benavente Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Benevides, Benavides and others.

Early Notables of the Benavente family

Notable bearers of the family name Benavente

  • Toribio of Benavente (1482-1565), also known as Motolinía, a Franciscan missionary who was one of the famous Twelve Apostles of Mexico who arrived in New Spain in May 1524...


United States Benavente migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Benavente Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Alonso De Benavente, who arrived in America in 1817 1
  • Luis De Benavente, who arrived in America in 1817 1
  • Andres Benavente, who landed in New Spain in 1836 1
  • Pedro De Benavente, who landed in New Spain in 1876 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Benavente (post 1700) +

  • Isabel Benavente, former Spanish rhythmic gymnast
  • Eduardo Benavente Perez (1962-1983), Spanish musician and the leader of Parálisis Permanente, a cult band of La Movida Madrileña
  • Jacinto Benavente (1866-1954), Spanish writer, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1922
  • Regina Benavente (b. 1932), Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires
  • Duarte Benavente (b. 1971), Portuguese powerboat racer and the 2020 UIM F2 World Champion
  • Diego Tenorio Benavente (b. 1959), Northern Mariana Islands politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002-2006)
  • Benjie Benavente (b. 1982), Filipino photographer
  • Saulo Benavente (1916-1982), Argentine painter
  • Cristian Benavente Bristol (b. 1994), Spanish professional footballer who plays for Universidad César Vallejo, as an attacking midfielder


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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