to help. He soon demonstrated that he was especially adept at planning and executing ambushes. The name of Calabar came to the attention of Albuquerque and the other Portuguese, and, because of his frequent successes, he developed a considerable reputation among them for his cleverness and his treachery. After a time, the Dutch decided to evacuate Olinda, burn it, and concentrated on Recife. Notes References Bibliography External links Albuquerque, Matias De (1595–1647) Counts of Portugal Portuguese colonial governors and administrators Portuguese military commanders of the Portuguese Restoration War Portuguese soldiers Portuguese generals 1580s births 1647 deaths Portuguese colonization of the Americas People of the Dutch–Portuguese War 16th-century Portuguese people 17th-century Portuguese people People from Olinda