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Battle of Las Salinas

Battle of Las Salinas was a battle fought on 26 April 1538 in what is now Peru. It was part of the Civil Wars between the conquerors of Peru, which ran from 1537 to 1554. The recorded result: Victory for Nueva Castilla. Recorded strength: 700 against 500; 6 guns.

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Fought26 April 1538
WherePeru13.567S, 71.978W
OutcomeVictory for Nueva Castilla
Belligerents22px Nueva Castillaagainst22px Nueva Toledo
Casualties and losses9and120 dead
Part ofCivil Wars between the conquerors of Peru1537 to 1554

Where it sits in the Civil Wars between the conquerors of Peru

Battle of Abancay, 1537Battle of Las Salinas, 1538Battle of Pocona, 154615371546Battle of Las Salinas, 1538
3 placed engagements of the Civil Wars between the conquerors of Peru in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 April 1538
PlacePeru
13.567S, 71.978W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength700500; 6 guns
Casualties and losses9120 dead
Commanders
  • Diego de Almagro
  • Rodrigo Orgóñez
Battle of Las SalinasBattle of Las SalinasBattle of CuscoSiege of CuscoBattle of JaquijahuanaBattle of OllantaytamboBattle of SangararáBattle of JaquijahuanaBattle of OllantaytamboBattle of SangararáAbancaySicuaniSanto Tomas100 km13.567S, 71.978W
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1533 and 1538.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1538

Battle of Las Salinas is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 89 in present-day Peru.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q947591, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Las Salinas, revision 1380638623, 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.