Battle of Mbororé

Battle of Mbororé
Part of the Portuguese Restoration War
Date11 March 1641
Location
Cerro Mbororé, today the municipality of Panambí in the Province of Misiones, Argentina
Result Jesuit-Guaraní Victory
Belligerents
Guaraníes of the Jesuit Missions
Jesuits		 Bandeirantes from São Paulo
Tupíes
Commanders and leaders
Nicolás Ñeenguirú Manuel Pires
Jerónimo Pedroso de Barros
Strength
4,000–4,200 warriors
300 rifles
1 cannon		 450 bandeirantes
2,700 native auxiliaries
700 canoes
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown, high

The Battle of Mbororé, which occurred on 11 March 1641, was a conflict between the Guaraníes inhabiting the Jesuit Missions and the bandeirantes, Portuguese explorers and slavers based in São Paulo and allied with the Tupíes. The battle is site is near Cerro Mbororé, Panambí, in the province of Misiones, Argentina. The battle ended in a Guarani victory. It took place at the beginning of the Portuguese Restoration War.

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