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It is one of four headlamps designed by Antonio Lopez Montalvo and only one of them remains active without significant modifications. It opened in 1857 with an optical 2nd order to steady the Sautter home. In the coastal area had occurred since the fourteenth century, more than seven hundred shipwrecks. Despite the support that led to the placement of this lighthouse, shipwrecks continued to occur some major construction prompting Favaritx Beacons and Punta Nati. In 1911 a lighting system was installed with Luchaire filament lamp. In 1922, it was replaced old fixed optical 2nd order and flashlight polygonal a cylindrical curved glass torch with uprights and 3rd order optics large model, of 500 m / m in focal length. Meanwhile Luchaire filament lamp was replaced by another type of Chance 85 mm. The old lamp constant level that was used as a store was also removed and was replaced with a two locks Maris lamp. He remained with oil until the 80s, the last beacon of Baleares in use.
