Battle of Mbororé

Battle of Mbororé
	Part of Portuguese Restoration War
Date	11 March 1641
Location	Cerro Mbororé, today the municipality of Panambí in the Province of Misiones, Argentina
Result	Decisive Jesuit-Guaraní Victory
Belligerents
Guaraníes of the Jesuit Missions; Jesuits	Bandeirantes from São Paulo; Tupíes
Commanders and leaders
Nicolás Ñeenguirú	Manuel Pires; Jerónimo Pedroso de Barros
Strength
4,000–4,200 warriors; 300 rifles; 1 cannon	450 bandeirantes; 2,700 native auxiliaries; 700 canoes
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown, high

The Battle of Mbororé, which occurred on 11 March 1641, was a conflict between the Guaraníes inhabiting the Jesuit Missions and the bandeirantes, Portuguese explorers and slavers based in São Paulo. The location of the battle is near the coordinates 27°43′29″S 54°54′56″W, in the vicinity of Cerro Mbororé, today the municipality of Panambí in the Province of Misiones, Argentina. The battle ended in a Guarani victory. It took place at the beginning of the Portuguese Restoration War.

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