Diederick van Waerdenburgh were well informed as to the weaknesses of Pernambuco's defense. Due to considerable delay by the Dutch in preparing the assault, the Spanish Crown was informed well in advance. The King dispatched Matias de Albuquerque to deal with the threat. He was dispatched with 3 caravels, a few troops, and some munitions. Arriving at Pernambuco in October 1629 he found local defenses had largely been dismantled and available defense forces were only 200 soldiers and 650 militiamen. Pernambuco would face a Dutch assault with sixty-seven ships, 7000 men, and 1,170 guns. In February 1630 the Flemish fleet sighted Pernambuco and landed on the shore of Pau Amarelo. The invading troops went into the village of Recife, which might present a greater resistance due to already having built a fortress. The initial Dutch assault was completely successful, less the destruction of the shipping and the sugar warehouses which the defenders burned to deprived the Dutch of that booty. The defenders turned to guerrilla warfare, which proved fairly successful. Both the Dutch and the Portuguese endured a long struggle with disease and short rations as much of an enemy as were the opposing forces. There was an unsuccessful attempt to mount a relief armada. The war became one of attrition with the Dutch slowly gaining advantage over a period of years, however, very slowly, at considerable cost, and providing very little in the way of profits to the Dutch Went India Company. The Governance of Johan Maurits "The most remarkable man ever associated with the sugar industry" Johan Maurits began campaigns against the Portuguese resistance with an attack on Porto Calvo to the South of Recife. The commander of the Portuguese, Giovanni Baguoli, chose to meet the Dutch in a set battle at Porto Calvo and was defeated. After consolidating his forces and occupying Fort Povoação, Maurits pursued the resistance forces to the São Francisco River and, failing to engage them before they crossed, managed to negotiate an agreement with the local Potiguar people to prevent the Portuguese from crossing back into Pernambuco. Although Maurits would prove exceptionally tolerant for his day and age (allowing considerable freedom of worship, establishing and maintaining good relationships with remaining indigenous peoples, and even refusing to return African slaves who had deserted to the Dutch) the reality of the age and the reality of sugar economy was based on large landholdings, expensive machinery,