<P> The Dutch with their local allies assaulted and finally wrested Malacca from the Portuguese in January 1641 . This combined Dutch - Johor - Aceh efforts effectively destroyed the last bastion of Portuguese power , reducing their influence in the archipelago . The Dutch settled in the city as Dutch Malacca , however the Dutch had no intention to make Malacca their main base , and concentrated on building Batavia ( today Jakarta ) as their headquarters in the orient instead . The Portuguese ports in the spice - producing areas of Mollucas also fell to the Dutch in the following years . With these conquests , the last Portuguese colonies in Asia remained confined to Portuguese Timor , Goa , Daman and Diu in Portuguese India and Macau until the 20th century . </P>
<P> The Dutch with their local allies assaulted and finally wrested Malacca from the Portuguese in January 1641 . This combined Dutch - Johor - Aceh efforts effectively destroyed the last bastion of Portuguese power , reducing their influence in the archipelago . The Dutch settled in the city as Dutch Malacca , however the Dutch had no intention to make Malacca their main base , and concentrated on building Batavia ( today Jakarta ) as their headquarters in the orient instead . The Portuguese ports in the spice - producing areas of Mollucas also fell to the Dutch in the following years . With these conquests , the last Portuguese colonies in Asia remained confined to Portuguese Timor , Goa , Daman and Diu in Portuguese India and Macau until the 20th century . </P>
to whom did the portuguese lose malacca in 1641
to whom did the portuguese lose malacca in 1641
Dutch
Dutch