Benavente is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, located 65 km from the provincial capital. Its municipality covers an area of 45.12 km² and has a population of 17,261 inhabitants (INE 2023). The town of Benavente is located 741 meters above sea level, in the region of Benavente y Los Valles, and is crossed by the river Órbigo.

It is the most economically important city in the province, after the capital. The economic activity of Benavente is concentrated in the secondary sector, as it is an important strategic and logistic point for the transport of the northwest of the peninsula, industry and agriculture.

The municipality of Benavente experienced great urban growth in the second half of the 20^th century, with the construction of large neighborhoods by the Obra Sindical del Hogar y Arquitectura such as the Grupos de Vivienda 18 de Julio and 29 de Octubre on the so-called “Las Eras de San Antón” lands, the Grupo de Viviendas 25 Años de Paz or at the  Avenida el Ferial, among others.

In the 1960s and 1970s, numerous educational facilities for children were also developed, such as the religious schools of San Vicente de Paúl and Virgen de la Vega, the nursery school La Veguilla, or the publich schools Buenos Aires, Las Eras, or the secondary schools Los Salados or Los Sauces.

In addition to other facilities for different organisations, such as the Casa-Cuartel de la Guardia Civil, the Centro de Salud Sur, stands out, as it was built as an outpatient clinic and agency of the Instituto Nacional de Previsión.