Since ancient times, navigation by [n The Strait] it was a serious and dangerous activity that no one took lightly. Its winds and currents made it difficult and, even, prevented from reaching their destination. Its shores commanded great respect from sailors due to its steep cliffs and dangerous underwater reefs..
The ships were buffeted and diverted from their trajectory by the winds that could become storms, or change direction unexpectedly. All this caused a multitude of shipwrecks on the coast of the area that caused it to be built in [n Tarifa] a number of aids to navigation. Thanks to the Royal Order of 19 May 1911 the pertinent procedures were facilitated for the installation of rescue booths in dangerous places along the coast.
in rate, [in the Shipwrecked Rescue booth] stood on the beach “the cove”, at the foot of Cerro del Camorro. The area of La Caleta had been, from the 18th and 19th centuries, the construction site, repair and anchoring of the fleet dedicated to the blockade of Gibraltar, becoming one of the powder magazines used by the privateers who operated in El Estrecho.
