Through El Llano del Beal and San Ginés de la Jara passes the rambla of El Beal, which flows north of the Arenal Beach in Los Nietos near the salt marsh of Lo Poyo, which carries spills of heavy metals from the old mining activity.

Historically the basis of its economic activity was mining,[4] which caused a strong labor conflict mainly due to the harsh working conditions, such as the strike of 1898[5] and the events of Descargador in 1916.

As a witness of its working class past, the Casa del Pueblo was inaugurated in 1916 by the Sociedad Nueva España, which later became part of the UGT union.

[6] At the end of the civil war and the establishment of Franco's dictatorship, the building was requisitioned, its name was changed to Hogar del Productor and after the death of the dictator, it was returned to the union.

[9][10][11][12] Years after the end of the mining activity, heavy metal contamination was produced, affecting the health of their neighbors.