The earliest settlements in Benavites date back to Roman times, when the lands of the Segó Valley were part of the *ager saguntinum*. Between the 5th and 7th centuries, the territory experienced invasions by barbarian tribes. With the Muslim invasion in the 8th century, the region was renamed Morbyter, the origin of today's 'El Camp de Morvedre.' During the Reconquista, Jaime I granted the jurisdiction of Benavites to Bernat de Matoses, but it later passed to various nobles. In the 17th century, Benavites became a marquisate under the Bellvís family, remaining so until the abolition of feudalism in 1814. The municipality annexed Benicalaf in 1856, leading to disputes with neighboring towns.