[3] Situated on the grounds of the former Ramey Air Force Base, the station was established in 1889 by the Spanish government.

[4] In 1917, the U.S Congress provided funding for a new lighthouse in higher ground.

But before construction began on the new structure, the original lighthouse was severely damaged by the 1918 earthquake that struck the west part of the island.

The light is active aid to navigation and is a housing facility for the United States Coast Guard.

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