 The Dutch had now encroached on the Moluccas, largely displacing the Portuguese and establishing forts and trading posts.Bravo de Acuña assembled a fleet ("which consisted of five ships, four galleys with poop-lanterns (galeras de fanal), three galliots, four champans, three funeas, two English lanchas, two brigantines, one barca chata for the artillery, and thirteen fragatas with high freeboard") in Pintados.There were 1,300 Spaniards, including volunteers.