Wenceslao Benitez Inglott OAX (30 April 1879 – 22 December 1954) was a distinguished Spanish navy officer, scientist, and engineer.

He was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 30 April 1879, son of the lawyer Eduardo Benítez González and of Maria del Pino Inglott Navarro.

[1] When he was fourteen years of age he passed the entrance exams to enrol in the Spanish Navy with the highest marks.

Between 1922-1925 Benitez Inglott commanded Dédalo, the first Spanish seaplane carrier, in the context of the Rif War.

[9] On 14 April, following the Republic's proclamation, Benítez Inglott personally ensured that Infante Juan safely joined the rest of his family in exile.