Designed by the engineer by Juan de León y Castillo, it became operational in 1865 and consists of a two-storey white washed building.

[1] The hilltop location of the lighthouse means that it has a focal height of 249 meters above sea level, the highest operational light in Spain.

The optics consist of a third order Barbier, Benard, et Turenne Fresnel lens and drive system, with a 400 watt lamp.

[3] La Isleta was the last lighthouse on Gran Canaria to be automated in 1999 when the last keeper Augustine Becerra, retired.

[3][4] Located within a military zone of the peninsula, in an area not open to the public, the lighthouse is now operated in a semi-automatic way, receiving only periodic visits from technicians from the maritime signals team of the Port Authority of Las Palmas.