Standing on the northern frontier of Bardez, on the left bank of the
Bardez River, this fortress was erected in 1681 by the court of Alvor as
a barrier against the inroads of the Marathas and Bhonsles.
It was taken by the Marathas in 1739, and later recaptured by the
Marquis of Lourical on the 13th of June 1741, and had a small garrison,
besides a regiment, posted about the same time in a convenient
situation.
The regiment was removed to Mapusa in 1841, while the Fortress, which
had been abandoned and neglected a few years previously, went to ruin,
and now presents only a few traces of its former might.
