San Benito Explained

San Benito may refer to:

Places

Mexico and Central America

• San Benito, Petén, Guatemala
• San Benito, a community in Tipitapa, Nicaragua
• Islas San Benito, an island off the west coast of Baja California, Mexico

Philippines

• San Benito, Surigao del Norte, a municipality
• San Benito, a barangay in Dagami, Leyte

South America

• San Benito, Cochabamba, Bolivia
• San Benito, Santander, Colombia
• San Benito District, a district in Contumazá province, Peru
  • San Benito, Peru, capital of the district

United States

• San Benito, California
• San Benito County, California
• San Benito AVA, a wine region in San Benito County, California
• San Benito, Texas

Other uses

• San Benito de Palermo, a saint in the Catholic church
• San Benito el Real, Valladolid, a church and former Benedictine monastery in Spain
• Sanbenito, a penitential garment during the time of the Spanish Inquisition

See also

• Benedict (disambiguation), for saints called San Benito in some languages