Señorío de Espeluy y la familia Benavides Historical milestone · Espeluy, Campiña de Jaén, Jaén Image of Espeluy, not of the place itself. Espeluy was granted as a lordship to Díaz Sánchez de Biedma in 1321; his family adopted the surname Benavides in 1364 and received the countship in 1473 and the dukedom in 1739. Photo: Kordas (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Espeluy