Benposta
Sign in to saveBenposta (from the Galician words ben and posta, meaning "well set"), known in Spanish as "Ciudad de los Muchachos" (City of Youth), is a communal charitable organization for troubled youth. Benpostas are places for abandoned, marginalized youth around the world. Each Benposta has its own parliament and administrative and political positions like mayor, counselor, etc.
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- 1963-00-00
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- 2003-00-00
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- Los Muchachos Revolutionary Circus
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Benposta (from the Galician words ben and posta, meaning "well set"), known in Spanish as "Ciudad de los Muchachos" (City of Youth), is a communal charitable organization for troubled youth. Benpostas are places for abandoned, marginalized youth around the world. Each Benposta has its own parliament and administrative and political positions like mayor, counselor, etc.
==History== The concept, and first city, of Benposta was founded by Father Jesús Silva in 1956. The first City of Benposta was founded in Seixalbo, outside of Ourense, Galicia, Spain.
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