Battle of Abrolhos

Battle of Abrolhos
	Part of the Dutch invasions of Brazil
	; 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

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

[1] 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.

[2] "Category:Dutch Brazil". eurekaencyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

[3] "San Antonio (+1631)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

[4] Wilson, p. 662

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