One of the largest Portuguese fortresses in the subcontinent, the foundations were laid in 1604 when a Dutch fleet of seven ships landed and remained in the bay here for a month, immune to the cannons of both the Reis Magos and Gaspar Dias forts.
The basic fortifications were completed around 1606 and included 14 bastions. The northernmost was named after Queen Maria, who reigned at the time. It is the only round bastion at Aguada and is located in the sea off Sinquerim beach, accessible by a causeway.
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