San Benito

San Benito can refer to:

  • San Benito, El PetĂ©n, a municipality in Guatemala
  • Colonia San Benito, a neighborhood of San Salvador, El Salvador
  • San Benito District, a district in Contumazá province, Peru, also:
    • San Benito, Peru, capital of the district
  • San Benito, Surigao del Norte, a municipality on Siargao, Philippines
  • San Benito County, California, United States
    • San Benito AVA, California wine region in San Benito County
  • San Benito, Texas, United States
  • San Benito, Nicaragua

Famous quotes containing the words san and/or benito:

    “Today, San Francisco has experienced a double tragedy of incredible proportions. As acting mayor, I order an immediate state of mourning in our city. The city and county of San Francisco must and will pull itself together at this time. We will carry on as best as we possibly can.... I think we all have to share the same sense of shame and the same sense of outrage.”
    —Dianne Feinstein (b. 1933)

    “Until recently the word fascist was considered shameful. Fortunately, that period has passed. In fact, there is now a reassessment of how much grandpa Benito did for Italy.”
    —Alessandra Mussolini, Italian actor, politician, and medical student. As quoted in Newsweek magazine, p. 19 (February 17, 1992)