Back معركة أغيري Arabic Batalla d'Aguere AST Batalla d'Aguere Catalan Schlacht von Aguere German Batalla de La Laguna Spanish Aguerei csata Hungarian Bitwa pod Aguere Polish
| Battle of Aguere | |||||||
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| Part of Castilian conquest of Tenerife | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Crown of Castile, Guanche and European allies | Guanches | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Alonso Fernández de Lugo |
Bencomo Acaymo Tinguaro Beneharo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,200 infantry, 70 knights, 600 Guanche allies | 6,000–11,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 30–60 dead, many dozens injured | 2,000 dead | ||||||
The Battle of Aguere, or Battle of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, was fought between forces of the Crown of Castile, led by the Adelantado (military governor) Alonso Fernández de Lugo, and the natives of Tenerife, called Guanches. The battle took place on 14-15 November 1494.
Fernández de Lugo had suffered defeat by Guanche forces at the First Battle of Acentejo. The Battle of Aguere was a Castilian victory; whereas in the First Battle of Acentejo the Guanches had been favored by their knowledge of the mountainous terrain, in this engagement, the native forces found themselves at a disadvantage on the plain of Aguere.
The Battle of Aguere was later followed by the decisive Second Battle of Acentejo more than a month later, which resulted in the complete Castilian conquest of Tenerife.