It was enlarged subsequently on different occasions and finally re-erected in 1707 .
This Fort , surrounded by sturdy laterite walls studded with typically Portuguese turrets , was erected in 1551 to protect the narrowest point at the mouth of the Mandovi estuary .
Fort was enlarged subsequently on different occasions and finally re-erected in 1707 .
This Fort , surrounded by sturdy laterite walls studded with typically Portuguese turrets , was erected in 1551 to protect the narrowest point at the mouth of the Mandovi estuary .