T he lighthouse there today is relatively modern construction 1863, and the dependences beside the lighthouse were built in the twentieth century . The lighthouse was built on the ruins of the castle of San Francisco de Paula , what was part of the existing sea defensive battery in the Almeria coast, which was destroyed during the War of Independence, versus Napoleon. Built on a cliff 50 meters and a tower height of 18 meters, the flashes of light are visible 30 miles , 45 kilometers , supplemented by an audible siren that the days of thick fog is activated to alerting ships of their presence. The lighthouse was built as a warning to mariners of the presence of the dangerous Laja of the Cape , this reef located at one nautical mile into the sea off the lighthouse is causing many shipwrecks throughout history . One of most visited wreck for divers is the Czechoslovak Arna ship , which sank in 1928 when it hits the Laja Cape , and had once carried iron ore and today is haven for fish and entertainment for divers.
