La Victoria de Acentejo

La Victoria de Acentejo is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the island Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

It is located near the north coast, 2 km southwest of La Matanza de Acentejo, 7 km northeast of La Orotava and 22 km west of the island capital Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

[1] Before the arrival of the Spaniards, La 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 de Acentejo ("The Slaughter").

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