La Matanza de Acentejo is a town near the north coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

The municipality contains the following settlements:[3] In historic times before the arrival of the Spaniards, Acentejo was part of the menceyato (kingdom) of Taoro.

The Spanish under Alonso Fernández de Lugo suffered a terrible defeat at this first battle, at the place now called La Matanza ("The Slaughter").

It occurred in present-day Barranco de San Antonio, which the Guanches called Farfan.

The second battle resulted in a victory for the Spaniards, in which the town of La Victoria de Acentejo was founded.