battle, early modern

Battle of Acajutla

Name: Battle of Acajutla
Location: Acajutla, El Salvador

Battle of Acajutla was a battle fought in 1524 at Acajutla, in what is now El Salvador. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Acajutla. It was part of the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, which ran from 1524 to 1539. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 250 Spaniards; 6,000 auxiliaries against Thousands of Pipil warriors.

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Fought1524

WhereAcajutla, El Salvador13.590N, 89.830W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsSpanish Empire; Mexican and Kaqchikel auxiliariesagainstCuzcatlan

Part ofSpanish conquest of El Salvador1524 to 1539

Record

Date	1524 (year precision)
Place	Acajutla, El Salvador 13.590N, 89.830W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	250 Spaniards; 6,000 auxiliaries	Thousands of Pipil warriors
Commanders	Pedro de Alvarado	Atlácatl

Placed at Acajutla; 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

Battle of Chalchuapa 1885, 47 km N
Battle of Ilopango Airport 1982, 77 km E
Battle of La Arada 1851, 128 km N
Battle of NAMASIGUE 1907, 295 km E
Battle of San Fernando de Omoa 1779, 310 km NE

In the same war

After: Battle of Tacuzcalco 1524

Elsewhere in 1524

Battle of Acajutla is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 8 in present-day El Salvador.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3636310, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Acajutla, revision 1370105848, 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.