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John Benitz & Aphra Peard | Page last modified: |
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John Benitz & Aphra Peard | Page last modified: |
| Year | Age | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0 | April 14 – John was born at Cruz Grande, Cba. |
| 1901 | 0 | October 23 – Aphra was born in Coronel Suarez, BsAs (prov.), Argentina |
| 1916 | 15 | His father, John Edward Benitz, drowned in a flash flood at his summer home in Cruz Grande, Córdoba |
| 1918-1920 | 1 | John, and his brother Alfred, attended Malvern College (Malvern, Worcestershire, England). |
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| 1926 | 25 | April 6 – John & Aphra were married in Hurlingham, BsAs (prov.), Argentina |
| 1926-1929 | 25-28 | John & Aphra lived at and he managed estancia “Monteguazú”, one sq. league near Ballesteros, Córdoba. It was sold before 1930 to pay debts. |
| 1928 | 27 | John assumed management of Los Algarrobos after Robert Macintosh retired to England. |
| 1 | 1 | Member of Argentine polo team that toured Cuba and the US. |
| 1933 | 1 | Half of Los Algarrobos was sold to pay debts, the remaining 2 leagues was split into four equal parts, ½ league each. John received the casco (headquarters). He also managed the shares of his nephews Robin & David (their father Alfred died 1 April, 1933). |
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| 1953 | 52 | John sold his share (½ league, 1,250 has.) of Los Algarrobos & moved to England. Note: with an unstable government in power (Peron), land prices were depressed, consequently John likely sold for far less than its true value. Adjusted for inflation to 2022, he probably sold for U$D 600-700 per hectare. In 2022 good land in the same department of Union sold for as much as $19,500 per hectare. Today, Union is prized for soybeans, a valuable crop not sown in Argentina in the 1950s. |
| ca.1954 | 53 | John invested most his capital with a partner in a company selling tractors in Brazil. The company went bust and John lost it all, severly limiting his circumstances. [JCB] |
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| 1975 | 74 | March 14 – John died in Herriard, Hampshire, England |
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| 1994 | 93 | November 17 – Aphra died in Camberley, Hampshire, England. |
© Peter Benitz (Benitz Family)