Toma de Benahavís por Fernando el Católico Historical milestone · Benahavís, Costa del Sol Occidental, Málaga Image of Benahavís, not of the place itself. In 1485, during the Granada War, Ferdinand the Catholic took Benahavís; in 1492 the Catholic Monarchs granted the territory to Juan de Silva, Count of Cifuentes. 1485 Photo: Caminador (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Benahavís