The Battle of Abrolhos c. 1632, by Juan de la Corte. Oil on canvas. Naval Museum of Madrid.
Date
12 September 1631
Location
Off Pernambuco (present-day Brazil)
Result
Disputed
Belligerents
Spain Portugal
Dutch Republic
WIC
Commanders and leaders
Antonio de Oquendo
Adrian Jansz Pater †
Maerten Thijssen
Strength
20 warships (5 unarmed)
16 warships
Casualties and losses
1 galleon sunk 1 galleon captured 500 dead and 100 wounded
Flagship Prins Willem sunk 1 or 2 other ships sunk From 350 dead and 80 wounded to about 2,000 casualties
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The naval Battle of the Abrolhos took place on 12 September 1631[1][2][3] off the coast of Pernambuco, Brazil, during the Eighty Years' War. A joint Spanish-Portuguese fleet under admiral Antonio de Oquendo defeated the Dutch after a six-hour naval battle.[4]
^David Marley (2008). Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the ..., Volume 2. Abc-Clio. p. 183. ISBN 9781598841008. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^"Category:Dutch Brazil". eurekaencyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^"San Antonio (+1631)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^Wilson, p. 662
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