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:

    “Mining today is an affair of mathematics, of finance, of the latest in engineering skill. Cautious men behind polished desks in San Francisco figure out in advance the amount of metal to a cubic yard, the number of yards washed a day, the cost of each operation. They have no need of grubstakes.”
    —Merle Colby, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    “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)