Battle of Puná
| Battle of Puná | |||||||
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| Part of the Spanish conquest of Peru | |||||||
Battle of Puná | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Spanish Empire | Puná natives | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Francisco Pizarro Hernando Pizarro (WIA) | Tumbalá | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ≈ 200 spanish soldiers. Numerous indian auxiliaries | 3,000 warriors | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 10 dead, many injured, several horses dead | Numerous | ||||||
The Battle of Puná, a peripheral engagement of Francisco Pizarro's conquest of Peru, was fought in April 1531 on the island of Puná (in the Gulf of Guayaquil) in Ecuador. Pizarro's conquistadors, boasting superior weaponry and tactical skill, decisively defeated the island's indigenous inhabitants. The battle marked the beginning of Pizarro's third and final expedition prior to the fall of the Inca Empire.