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San Benancio
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	California
County	Monterey County
Elevation ^[1]	226 ft (69 m)

San Benancio is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.^[1] It is located in the San Benancio Canyon.

History and Etymology

The region was named for San Benancio Gulch which is the small canyon that forms the majority of the region (book ref). A map dated 1834 lists the region as “Canada de San Benancio”. The Spanish name most likely refers to one of 4 Saints venerated with the name Venantius (site 3). The region was settled, originally by Spaniards

San Benancio was the inspiration for "Las Pasturas del Cielo" the fictional setting in John Steinbeck’s “Pastures of Heaven”. A Salinas native, Steinbeck spent time in his youth within San Benancio specifically “Castle Rock” near the base of the Canyon and accurately described the region in “Pastures of Heaven”:

“. . . he saw—a long valley floored with green pasturage on which a herd of deer browsed. Perfect live oaks in the meadow of the lovely place, and the hills hugged it jealously against the fog and wind.”

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Benancio, California

1. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=116:3:1083081856516542::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1954402%2CSan%20Benancio%20Canyon

v t e Municipalities and communities of Monterey County, California, United States
County seat: Salinas
Cities	Carmel-by-the-Sea Del Rey Oaks Gonzales Greenfield King City Marina Monterey Pacific Grove Salinas Sand City Seaside Soledad	Monterey County map
CDPs	Aromas‡ Boronda Bradley Carmel Valley Village Castroville Chualar Del Monte Forest Elkhorn Fort Hunter Liggett Las Lomas Lockwood Moss Landing Pajaro Pine Canyon Prunedale San Ardo San Lucas Spreckels
Unincorporated communities	Ambler Park Big Sur Blanco Bolsa Knolls Camphora Carmel Point Carmel Highlands Carmel Woods Corral de Tierra East Garrison Fort Romie Gabilan Acres Gorda Hatton Fields Jamesburg Jolon Lonoak Lucia Metz Moss Natividad Neponset Oak Hills Old Hilltown Palo Colorado Canyon Parkfield Pebble Beach Plaskett Pleyto Posts Robles del Rio San Benancio Santa Lucia Preserve Slates Hot Springs Springtown Tassajara Hot Springs
CCDs	Carmel Valley
Ghost towns	Achasta Carmelito Eslanagan Fort Ord Village Gabilan Guayusta Kakonkaruk Kalindaruk Kulul Lukaiasta Manchester Notleys Landing Paisin Quina Sapaywis Seama Soccorondo Steloglamo Subazama Tecolom Teshaya Tetachoya Tiubta Tukutnut Wachanaruka Zassalete Zumblito
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 '''San Benancio''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Monterey County, California|Monterey County]], [[California]].<ref name=gnis /> It is located in the San Benancio Canyon.
+==History and Etymology==
+The region was named for San Benancio Gulch which is the small canyon that forms the majority of the region (book ref). A map dated 1834 lists the region as “Canada de San Benancio”. The Spanish name most likely refers to one of 4 Saints venerated with the name Venantius (site 3). The region was settled, originally by Spaniards
+San Benancio was the inspiration for "Las Pasturas del Cielo" the fictional setting in [[John Steinbeck]]’s “Pastures of Heaven”.  A Salinas native, Steinbeck spent time in his youth within San Benancio specifically “Castle Rock” near the base of the Canyon and accurately described the region in “Pastures of Heaven”:
+“. . . he saw—a long valley floored with green pasturage on which a herd of deer browsed. Perfect live oaks in the meadow of the lovely place, and the hills hugged it jealously against the fog and wind.”
 ==References==