There was already a settlement here at the time. Until
the 1930's the village had its own cutoms office and
could have been the natural harbour for the Bay of Algeciras.
Torreguadiaro was part of the exiting coastal defence
system which was operational from the 15th until the
19th century.
The watch tower here may have been built about the end
of the 15th century and was used as a shelter for travellers,
cattle herdsmen and wood collectors from the area.
In 1796 it had a canon and a company of guards. The
present village was developed around a fish village.
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