The rocky Corrubedo Cape stands out for its dangerousness due to the distance of the coast from its numerous lows.
It was the first project of the engineer Celedonio Uribe in the year 1851.
It began operating in 1854 with a range of 16 miles. Subsequently modifications and reforms are projected to solve the problem of the appearance of light that did not properly target the lowlands of Corrubedo, Rafael de la Cerda being in charge of the project. This reform, despite the claims of European governments for shipwrecks in the area, would not be addressed until 1921.
Again, from the twenties to the thirties, the complaints are repeated by the confusion of the light of this lighthouse with that of Sálvora, deciding to modify its range of 30 to 26 miles.
In 1925 the building is reformed and 1935 is proceeded to its electrification. From 1985/89 the facilities were modernized and improved.
Curiosities, myths and legends
Four miles southwest of Cape Corrubedo, in a place called Panarro, the "Crusat" was shipwrecked. A strong north wind dragged him to the stones and 13 sailors perished of a total of 23 crew men.
Those who were saved went up to a rescue boat but as it was flooded with water and threatened to sink, two young men were thrown into the water, one of them Jerónimo Domínguez, then famous soccer player and collector of Sarasquete. The young men at the bows cried and did not want to let go. It was Andrés Lampón Ayaso who said: "Before I die, that I carry a murder in my conscience" and he came back on board saving himself.
