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(Redirected from The Spanish-Dutch Naval Battle of 1617 Outside Manila Bay) 1617 naval battle
Battle of Playa Honda
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Date14 – 15 April 1617
LocationBotolan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents

Spain Spanish Empire

 Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Spain Juan Ronquillo del Castillo Dutch Republic Joris van Spilbergen
Strength

10 ships

10 ships
Casualties and losses
1 galleon 3 ships
Eighty Years' War
OriginsList of battles

1566–1572

Western Europe


1572–1576

Western Europe

European waters

1576–1579

Western Europe


1579–1588

Western Europe

European waters

Ten Years, 1588–1598

Western Europe

European waters

1599–1609

Western Europe

European waters

Twelve Years' Truce, 1609–1621

Western Europe

East Indies


1621–1648

Western Europe

European waters

Americas

East Indies


PeaceAftermathHistoriography

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.

All the battles were won by the Spanish. The first battle occurred in 1610. The second and most famous took place in 1617. 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 / 15.283°N 119.833°E / 15.283; 119.833


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