The naval Second Battle of Playa Honda (

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: ''Segunda La Batalla Naval de Playa Honda''; Filipino: ''Ikalawang Labanan sa Playa Honda''), was the first of three known minor conflicts during the

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between the United Provinces and

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held in Playa Honda (present-day

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) in the

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. All the battles were won by the Spanish. The first battle occurred in 1610. The second and most famous took place in 1617.''Ordenes de batalla y listados de escuadras'' List of ships
/ref> The third battle took place in 1624.

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