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Battle of Saltes Island

Battle of Saltes Island was a naval engagement fought on 17 July 1381 at Saltes Island, in what is now Spain. It was part of Third Fernandine War, which ran from 1381 to 1382. The recorded result: Castilian victory. Recorded strength: 23 galleys against 17 galleys.

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Illustration by Alfredo Roque Gameiro in the book História de Portugal, popular e ilustrada, by Manuel Pinheiro Chagas
Illustration by Alfredo Roque Gameiro in the book História de Portugal, popular e ilustrada, by Manuel Pinheiro Chagas. Roque Gameiro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 July 1381
WhereSaltes Island, Spain37.250N, 6.950W
OutcomeCastilian victory
Belligerents20px Kingdom of Portugalagainst20px Crown of Castile
Casualties and losses22 galleys and their crews capturedandMinimum
Part ofThird Fernandine War1381 to 1382

Record

Date17 July 1381
PlaceSaltes Island, Spain
37.250N, 6.950W
KindNaval engagement, medieval
Strength23 galleys17 galleys
Casualties and losses22 galleys and their crews capturedMinimum
Commanders
  • João Afonso Telo, 6th Count of Barcelos
  • Fernando Sánchez de Tovar
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Elsewhere in 1381

Battle of Saltes Island is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889892, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Saltés Island, revision 1383910242, 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.