Its function was mainly of representation of the manorial power, and it counted on the lack of modern weapons on the part of the natives.

Its location next to the port at some distance from it, with no place for firearms and at the bottom of a valley, confirms this theory.

Possibly at that time it was the center of a larger group of temporary or minor fortifications.

Its original design underwent several reforms, with Jacome Pelearo Fratin and Leonardo Torriani.

Some of its most illustrious guests have been Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci and Hernán Cortés.