Battle of Playa Honda 1617
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 14 April 1617 – 15 April 1617 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1617 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Nearest landmass | At sea (nearest continent: Asia) | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Eighty Years' War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Dutch Republic, Hispanic Monarchy | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 15.2833, 119.8333 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
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 Dutch Republic 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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Playa Honda (revision 1370586246), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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