Benavente (Portuguese pronunciation: [bɨnɐˈvẽtɨ] ⓘ) is a municipality and parish in Santarém District in Portugal.

Situated in the western limits of Coruche castle dominion, subordinate to the Order of Calatrava.

This small settlement remained under the Seignory of this Military Order, which named it Benavente, the same name as a castle of the same Military order in the Kingdom of León (Benavente, Zamora).

It received its foral on March 25, 1200, given by D. Paio (or Pelágio), master of the Military Order of Santa Maria of Évora.

Agriculture, livestock farming, forestry, and food industries are the main activities.