naval engagement, early modern

1582 Cagayan battles

Name: 1582 Cagayan battles
Location: Philippines

1582 Cagayan battles was a naval engagement fought in 1582 in what is now Philippines. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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Fought1582

WherePhilippines18.000N, 121.800E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsSpanish Empire; Spanish PhilippinesagainstWokou

Casualties and losses20 deadand200-800 dead

Record

Date	1582 (year precision)
Place	Philippines 18.000N, 121.800E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	1 galley; 14 brigantines; 90 soldiers; Several dozens of native allies	Sea: 1 junk; 200-260 fighters; Fort: 18 sampans; 600-1000 fighters
Casualties and losses	20 dead	200-800 dead

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

1990 Hotel Delfino Siege 1990, 44 km S
Action of 24 July 1945 1945, 156 km SE
Battle of Tirad Pass 1899, 157 km SW
Battle of Balete Pass 1945, 227 km SW
Battle of Luzon 1945, 238 km S

Elsewhere in 1582

1582 Cagayan battles is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 115 in present-day Philippines.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q8348305, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article 1582 Cagayan battles, revision 1370278029, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.