Battle of Saltes Island

Battle of Saltes Island
	Part of the Third Ferdinand War
	; Illustration by Alfredo Roque Gameiro
Date	17 July 1381
Location	Off Saltes Island, near Huelva, present day Spain
Result	Decisive Castilian victory; Castilian supremacy in the Atlantic Ocean
Belligerents
Kingdom of Portugal	Crown of Castile
Commanders and leaders
João Afonso Telo	Fernando Sánchez de Tovar
Strength
23 galleys	17 galleys
Casualties and losses
22 galleys and their crews captured	Minimum

The naval Battle of Saltes Island or Battle of Saltes (Spanish: Batalla de la Isla Saltés) took place on 17 July 1381, off Saltes Island, between the Crown of Castile and the Kingdom of Portugal during the Third Ferdinand War. The Castilian fleet commanded by Don Fernando Sánchez de Tovar defeated decisively the Portuguese fleet led by João Afonso Telo. The result of the battle was the destruction of the naval offensive capability of Portugal, achieving the Castilian naval supremacy in the Atlantic Ocean.

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