San Benito is a city in Cameron County, in the US state of Texas, United States. Its population was 24,861 at the 2020 census. On April 3, 2007, San Benito celebrated the 100th anniversary of its naming.
Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo was a Castilian author who arranged the modern version of the chivalric romance Amadís de Gaula, originally written in three books in the 14th century by an unknown author. Montalvo incorporated a fourth book in the original series, and followed it with a sequel, Las sergas de Esplandián. It is the sequel that Montalvo is most often noted for, mainly because within the book he coined the word California.
The Montalvo Arts Center is a non-profit center for the arts in Saratoga, California, United States. Open to the public, Montalvo comprises a cultural and arts center, a park, hiking trails and the historic Villa Montalvo, an Italian Mediterranean Revival mansion nestled in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The mansion and estate were constructed from 1912 to 1914 by California statesman and businessman James Duval Phelan. After Phelan's death, the entire estate was donated to California as a park and then a cultural and arts center as it exists today. The arts center maintains the estate in partnership with Santa Clara County. The mansion is a historic landmark, and in 1978 it was awarded inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
Multiple theories regarding the origin of the name California, as well as the root language of the term, have been proposed, but most historians believe the name likely originated from a 16th-century novel, Las sergas de Esplandián. The novel, popular at the time of the Spanish exploration of Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula, describes a fictional island named California, ruled by a queen named Calafia, east of the Indies. The author of the novel, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, also known as Ordóñez de Montalvo, is thought to have derived the term California from the Arabic Khalif and/or Khalifa, but he may also have been influenced by the term "Califerne" in the Song of Roland, an 11th-century epic poem written in Old French.
Manuel Benjamín Carrión Mora was an Ecuadorian writer, diplomat and cultural promoter.
Gabriel Montalvo Higuera was a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See for fifty years, with the title of archbishop and the rank of nuncio from 1974. His assignments included terms as nuncio in Central America, northern Africa, Yugoslavia and the United States.
Abelardo Montalvo Alvear was the acting President of Ecuador from October 1933 to August 1934.
Benito Carbone is an Italian football manager and former professional player. Since August 2024, he is the head coach of Inter Milan's under-18 side.
La Tormenta is a 2005 Colombian telenovela and original story by Humberto "Kiko" Olivieri, produced by RTI Colombia and broadcast by Telemundo. The series stars Natalia Streignard and Christian Meier as the main protagonists, with Natasha Klauss, Kristina Lilley, Marcelo Buquet, and Didier van der Hove as the main villains of the story. Also noted are the stellar performances of Aura Cristina Geithner, Eileen Abad, Manuel Balbi, Carmen Villalobos, and Juan Pablo Shuk. The network debuted the novela on Monday, September 19, 2005 at the 7pm/6pm central timeslot, replacing Amarte así, Frijolito and concluded on July 24, 2006, being replaced by La viuda de Blanco.
Benito Floro Sanz is a Spanish football manager.
Francisco José Montalvo y Ambulodi Arriola y Casabant Valdespino was a Spanish soldier, colonial administrator and politician. From May 30, 1813 to April 16, 1816 he was governor and captain-general of New Granada, and from April 16, 1816 to March 9, 1818 he was viceroy of the colony. During his terms of office, New Granada was in open revolt against Spain.
Destilando Amor is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa in 2007. It is a remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela Café, con aroma de mujer.
Rafael Edgardo Montalvo Torres is a former Major League Baseball pitcher whose time in the big leagues consisted of only 1 inning in 1 game at the age of 22. He holds the record with several other pitchers for having the shortest career. His one appearance came on Sunday, April 13, 1986, as a member of the Houston Astros. He pitched one inning against the Atlanta Braves and allowed one run, one hit, and two walks. Shortly thereafter he was demoted to the Tucson Toros in the minor leagues. After the Astros reached the 1986 NLCS he was awarded $500 as his share of the winnings.
Don Benito Díaz Iraola was a Spanish football manager and player.
Acapulco, cuerpo y alma, is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro in 1995 for Televisa. It is a remake of the Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa in 1985, Tú o nadie.
Benito is the Spanish form of Benedict and is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
David Janer is a Spanish actor.
María José is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa in 1995.
Óscar Montalvo Finetti was a Peruvian football player, who played as a midfielder or as a winger. He died in November 2006, at the age of 69.
