 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Muna 1530, zvitsuwa zveMalta pamwe chete neguta rechiteshi chengarava rokuNorth Africa reTripoli zvakapiwa kuOrder of Saint John naMambo Charles V. Nokukurumidza pashure pokusvika kwavo, Mutemo wakavakazve Castrum Maris, uchidana kuti Fort Saint Angelo. Gare gare, guta rose reBirgu rakatanga kukomberedzwa nezvivako zvitsva, zvakafanana nezvaiitwa kare neOrder paRhodes. Nzvimbo yokumhara yeBirgu yakavakwa muna 1540. Pashure pokurwiswa kwa1551, Rondedzero yakaziva kudikanwa kwokuvaka dziviriro dzakawanda. Nhare mbiri dzakavakwa muna 1552: Fort Saint Elmo pamugumo weSciberras Peninsula, panzvimbo yaive neshongwe yekurinda yeAragonese, uye Fort Saint Michael paIsola. Muna 1553, guta idzva rakasimbiswa rakatanga kuvakwa rakakomberedza Fort Saint Michael, uye rakatumidzwa kuti Senglea zita raGreat Master akaivaka. 