Christianshavn Incident

Christianshavn Incident
View of Santa Cruz, Tenerife, 1776, by John Webber
Date 5 March 1640 Location Santa Cruz, Canary Islands 28°28′N 16°15′W / 28.467°N 16.250°W / 28.467; -16.250 Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire	Denmark-Norway
Commanders and leaders
Unk. captain Unk. commander	Willem Leyel  Carsten Ludvigsen
Units involved
San Cristóbal garrison	Christianshavn
Strength
1 ship Multiple guns	1 ship 22 men
Casualties and losses
None	1 ship damaged and confiscated

The Christianshavn Incident (Danish: Christianshavnhændelsen, Spanish: Christianopuerto Incidente^[a]), also known as the Skirmish at Santa Cruz (Danish: Træfningen ved Santa Cruz), was a minor incident and skirmish between Danish and Spanish military assets near Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain. The Danish vessel, Christianshavn, was badly wounded and the Danes had to retreat into habour, where they would be detained.
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