The original occupiers of the island around the fort were the Bammons of Sancoale, but it was raided by Marathas (in the late 1600s) who later transferred control to Sawant-Bhonsle of Sawantwadi.

In the eighteenth century, this fort successfully protected the Portuguese from the Bhonsles and the Ranes, who were camped just beyond the Mandovi River.

The fort fell into disuse after the success of Novas Conquistas, as it had lost its purpose as a border defense.

[5] The fort also has an interesting incident in which an ambitious Portuguese woman named Ursula e Lancastre, who determined to see the man's world, dressed as a male and took up navigation and military roles.

She landed up at Corjuem as a soldier and many years later, voluntarily revealed her gender as she wished to marry a man.