Benavides can refer to:

People

Antonio José Benavides Antonio José Benavides Torres (born 13 June 1961) is a Venezuelan Major General and former commander of the Venezuelan National Guard. As of 2015, Benavides was head of the Central Integral Defense Strategic Region for the National Bolivar ...

, Venezuelan Major General *

Benavides (singer) Edmundo Benavides (born July 4, 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan singer and songwriter. He began his artistic career in 2006 under the name Edmundo, and later changed his name to Benavides in 2011. In 2012, he was named the fourth most ...

, Venezuelan singer *

Brad Benavides Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo (born 20 July 2001) is an American-Spanish-Guatemalan racing driver who contracted to compete in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship with AIX Racing. He is the 2024 Euroformula Open Championship, 2024 Euroformula O ...

, American-Spanish-Guatemalan racing driver * César Benavides, Chilean Army general * Freddie Benavides, American baseball player and coach * Jesse Benavides, American former professional boxer *

José Benavides (director) José Benavides hijo (1911–1945) was a Mexican screenwriter and film director.Paranaguá p.299 He directed fourteen feature films during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema before his career was cut short by his early death. Selected filmography * ...

(1911–1945), Mexican film director * José María Benavides (1945–2024), Spanish sailor * Kevin Benavides, Argentine rally raid motorcyclist * Marta Benavides, Salvadoran activist *

Miguel de Benavides Miguel de Benavides y Añoza, O.P. ( – July 26, 1605) was a Spanish Catholic prelate and sinologist who served as the third Archbishop of Manila. He previously served as the first Bishop of Nueva Segovia and was the founder of the Unive ...

, Spanish clergyman *

Óscar R. Benavides Óscar Raymundo Benavides Larrea (March 15, 1876 – July 2, 1945) was a Peruvian field marshal, diplomat, and politician who served as the 38th (1914–1915, by coup d'état) and 42nd (1933–1939) President of Peru, with his latter term being ...

, 20th century Peruvian president *

Osvaldo Benavides Osvaldo Benavides (born June 14, 1979, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, writer, producer and cinematographer. Early life Born in Mexico City, Mexico, currently resides in Tepoztlán, Morelos. Osvaldo began acting at age 9 years. He ...

, Mexican actor and filmmaker *

Patricia Benavides Liz Patricia Benavides Vargas (born February 9, 1969) is a Peruvian lawyer. On June 20, 2022, she was elected as Attorney General of Peru and was removed from her position on 7 December 2023 as a result of the Peruvian Public Ministry controver ...

, Peruvian lawyer *

Plácido Benavides Plácido Benavides (1810–1837) was an early Mexican-born settler in De Leon's Colony, Victoria County, Texas. Benavides earned himself the sobriquet of the Paul Revere of Texas for his 1836 journey from San Patricio to Goliad to Victoria, warn ...

(1810–1837) Mexican-born settler in De Leon's Colony, Victoria County, Texas. *

Prudencio Benavides Prudencio Benavides (1870–??) was a Cuban baseball center fielder and manager in the Cuban League. He played with San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San F ...

, Cuban baseball player *

Ramiro Benavides Ramiro Gonzalo Benavides Saravia (born 30 January 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Bolivia. Biography Benavides, who was born in La Paz, received a scholarship to the University Corpus Christi in Texas. He completed a degree in ...

, Bolivian former professional tennis player *

Roque Benavides Roque Eduardo Benavides Ganoza (born August 20, 1954) is a Peruvian engineer, businessman, and mining magnate, who is the chairman and former CEO of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura. A leading businessman in the mining sector, Benavides is consid ...

, Peruvian businessman *

Santos Benavides Santos Benavides (November 1, 1823 – November 9, 1891) was a Mexican-American Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. Benavides was the highest-ranking Tejano soldier in the Confederate military. Biography Benavides was born i ...

, Confederate colonel *

Ismael Benavides Ferreyros Ismael Benavides Ferreyros (born 10 May 1945) is a Peruvian politician, who was the former Minister of Economy and Finance that was under President Alan García from September 2010 to July 2011. He was also Minister of Agriculture from 2007 to ...

, Peruvian politician

Places

Benavides, Texas Benavides ( ) is a city in Duval County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,183 at the 2020 census. History The town is named after Plácido Benavides (1837–1919), namesake nephew of Plácido Benavides (1810–1837), Tejano 1832 ...

, in the United States * Benavides, León, in Spain

Business

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