 The narrow escape, no less than the decline of the City of Goa, convinced the Portuguese viceroy, Dom Francisco de Távora, that he should shift the capital of the Portuguese holdings in India to Mormugao's formidable fortress.In 1685, the new city's principal edifices were under construction, with the Jesuit priest Father Teotónio Rebelo in charge.The Jesuit architects made a consistent effort to avoid the ornate style of the time.