In 1739, it was again occupied by the Marathas, but for two years until it was recaptured by Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Louriçal.

[1][full citation needed] On its gates, a Portuguese epigraphic inscription reads: Reinando O Catholico Rei Dõ Fillipe XIIIX Governando Este Estado O Vigilãtissimo Dõ Miguel De Noronha Conde De Linhares Se Fez Esta Obra 1635.

"In the reign of the Catholic king Filipe XIIIX, the Governor of this State Miguel de Noronha, Count of Linhares, undertook this work.

The fortress was primarily built of brick and stone and mud and was a long wall which ran alongside the western bank of a canal.

The chapel was founded by the Franciscans in 1591, renovated in 1678 and rebuilt in 1684 after it suffered fire damage during the failed invasion of Marathas forces under the command of Sambhaji.