Battle of Playa Honda

Battle of Playa Honda
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Date 14 – 15 April 1617 Location Botolan, Captaincy General of the Philippines Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire Philippines	Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Juan Ronquillo del Castillo	Joris van Spilbergen
Strength
10 ships 7 galleons 3 galleys	10 ships
Casualties and losses
1 galleon	3 ships

The naval Second Battle of Playa Honda (Spanish: Segunda La Batalla Naval de Playa Honda; Filipino: Ikalawang Labanan sa Playa Honda), was the first of three known minor conflicts during the Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces and Spain held in Playa Honda (present-day Botolan) in the Philippines.^[1]

All the battles were won by the Spanish. The first battle occurred in 1610. The second and most famous took place in 1617.^[2] The third battle took place in 1624.

Notes and references

1. "Relacion verdadera de la gran vitoria que el Armada Española de la China tuuo contra los olandeses piratas, que andauan en aquellos mares, y de como le tomaron y echaron a fondo doze galeones gruessos, y mataron gra[n] numero de de [sic] gente". us.es. Retrieved 9 Aug 2020.
2. Ordenes de batalla y listados de escuadras List of ships

15°17′N 119°50′E