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:

    “There they are at last, Miss Rutledge. The will-o-the-wisps with plagues of fortune. San Francisco, the latest newborn of a great republic.”
    —Ben Hecht (1893–1964)

    “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)