[3] On 28 March 1809, the 9 km separating Don Benito from Medellín was the site of a major French victory against Spanish troops during the Peninsular War.

[4] On 8 November 2021, the Council of Ministers sanctioned the celebration of the consultation,[5] to be held on 20 February 2022.

Both municipalities approved the merging, in the case of Don Benito by a whisker (a 66.2% of yes votes relative to the 66.0% threshold set in advance).

The municipality is composed by the town of Don Benito and seven villages: Don Benito has a hot summer mediterranean climate (Köppen classification: Csa), bordering on a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).

It has been interested, along with the nearby Villanueva de la Serena, by a project of a tramway, not yet finalized.