 The estate, or "quinta" in Portuguese, was acquired by José de Sousa Coutinho, 15th Count of Redondo during the second half of the 18th century.During the reign of Dom Pedro V of Portugal, the architect António Manuel da Fonseca Jr. was commissioned to design and construct the palace.His design was influenced by Romanticism and Mudéjar Moorish Revival architecture with Neo-Manueline elements.