Benavente is a town and municipality in the north of the province of Zamora , in the autonomous community Castile and León 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. It was originally known as Malgrat or Malgrado.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benavente,_Zamora
Coordinates 42°0'11.83" N -5°40'25.895" E
