Battle of San Juan (1625)

Battle of San Juan (1625)
Part of the Eighty Years' War
Seventeenth-century Spanish painting commemorating Hendricksz's defeat at San Juan de Puerto Rico. By Eugenio Caxés, Museo del Prado.
Date 24 September – 2 November 1625 Location San Juan (present-day Puerto Rico) Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain Puerto Rico	United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
Juan de Haro y Sanvitores	Boudewijn Hendricksz

The Battle of San Juan was fought on 29 September 1625, and was an engagement of the Eighty Years' War. A Dutch expedition under the command of Boudewijn Hendricksz attacked the island of Puerto Rico, but despite besieging San Juan for two months, was unable to capture it from Spain.