Take the following as truth: The Company destroyed the Portuguese fleet and took over the protection of the Muslim pilgrimage ships to Mecca, but there were no hard feelings; the Portuguese made a gift of Bombay to King Charles II in 1661 as part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza.
Then the following statement: "The Portuguese knew it was better to befriend rather than continue to fight a more powerful adversary." is true, false, or inconclusive?