First Battle of Acentejo

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First Battle of Acentejo
Part of the Spanish Conquest of the Canary Islands
Date 31 May 1494 Location La Matanza de Acentejo, Tenerife 28°27′10″N 16°27′20″W / 28.45278°N 16.45556°W / 28.45278; -16.45556 Result Guanche victory
Belligerents
Castile and Guanche and European allies	Guanches of Tenerife
Commanders and leaders
Alonso Fernández de Lugo	Bencomo and Tinguaro
Strength
Around 1,120	Around 300 under Tinguaro and 3,000 with Bencomo
Casualties and losses
Around 900–1,000	Unknown
class=notpageimage| Location within Canary Islands

The First Battle of Acentejo took place on the island of Tenerife between the Guanches and an alliance of Spaniards, other Europeans, and associated natives (mostly from other islands), on 31 May 1494, during the Spanish conquest of this island. It resulted in a victory for the Guanches of Tenerife.