The building complex was renovated in the 1700s before a fire left it in ruins in 1902, a state in which it remains today, leading to its inclusion on the Spanish Redlist of endangered heritage in 2019.

The initial construction at the site was a sugar mill built by the Genoese Ponte family,[1] which was powered by water from the nearby Barranco del Infierno.

[1] The complex had a single entrance on the east façade, topped by a pediment, that leads to a central paved courtyard surrounded by buildings.

[6] A crenellated watchtower[3] and gun platform[4] looks over the Atlantic Ocean on the south side;[3] this was initially also used as a gunpowder store and prison and later became the administrator's residence.

[1] The sugar mill was the oldest in Tenerife when it stopped operating in 1811 due to poor crops from the cane fields, which were subsequently used for vineyards and fruit plantations.

[4] The land was used to produce tomatoes, as well as bananas, aubergines, and oranges and lemons, that were packaged on site and exported to the Spanish mainland and the rest of Europe.

In the 1980s, competition from elsewhere led to the closure of the packing plant, although the growing of tomatoes at the site continued until the early 2000s under the San Sebastian cooperative.

[9] It was added to the Spanish Redlist (lista rojo) of endangered heritage on 13 May 2019 as it is currently ruined and was abandoned, with no conservation work taking place.