At the time of the Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula, reconquest of the village and its surrounding land was finally achieved 1230, by Castilian and Leonese forces.

During the War for the Restoration of Portuguese independence, the advisers to John IV (1640–1656) determined that there was a need to modernize their defenses, which won bulwark lines project in charge of the French architect Nicolau de Langres.

It is from this period that the episode immortalized his defense when the Alentejo invasion by a force of 1,500 riders and 1,000 infants Spaniards coming from Badajoz under the command of Carlo Andrea Caracciolo, marquis of Torrecuso, in 1644.

On that date, were built under the Marquis of command de la Reine, the Sergeant Major of Engineers Maximiano Jose Serra, the scopes of Cabeço da Forca and Martyr.

The government intervened through the National Buildings and Monuments Directorate General (DGEMN) and oversaw development campaigns in 1976, 1987, 1991 and 1994 that involved the consolidation, repairs and restoration of ramparts and the internal areas and access to the castle.

The project envisages the creation of a museum area, core research and documentation, and implementation of circuits (equestrian and pedestrian) with scenic connection Albuquerque fortification.