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 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.

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