Battle in the Bay of Matanzas

Battle in the Bay of Matanzas
	Part of the Eighty Years' War
	; Piet Hein capturing the Spanish silver fleet during the battle. The Story of New Netherland (1909).
Date	7 September–8 September 1628
Location	Near Matanzas, Cuba
Result	Dutch victory Capture of the Spanish treasure fleet by the Dutch;
Belligerents
United Provinces	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Piet Hein; Witte de With	Juan de Benavides Bazán
Strength
31 vessels	21 vessels
Casualties and losses
No casualties	12 vessels captured Minimal casualties

The Battle in the Bay of Matanzas was a naval battle in Cuba during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch squadron was able to defeat and capture a Spanish treasure fleet.