The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c27.94

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Great was the success of the Portuguese on this occasion, thanks to the benevolence of Venkata; and equally great was the disappointment of the Dutch. But they did not relinguish all hopes; for once more before Venkata’s death they demanded from Krishnappa Nayaka permission to settle in Devanapatnam and Porto Novo, the new city founded by Krishnappa 2, but this time without success 3. Probably it is on account of these constant refusals on his part to allow the Dutch to settle in his territory, that Krishnappa is said in a letter of the Portuguese Viceroy, Dom Francisco da Gama, dated November 28th, 1634, to be “very fond of the Portuguese” 4.