Battle of Playa Honda
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The naval Battle of Playa Honda was the first of three known minor conflicts during the Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces
and Spain
held in the Philippines
. It was won by the Dutch, meanwhile the next two were won by the Spanish, although the historical accounts of these battles are not fully verified. The second is most famous and it took place in 1617. The third battle took place in 1624.
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
held in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It was won by the Dutch, meanwhile the next two were won by the Spanish, although the historical accounts of these battles are not fully verified. The second is most famous and it took place in 1617. The third battle took place in 1624.