The oldest story is linked to Canet de Sagunto. The first historical traces of the population are Roman tombstones with Latin inscriptions. The romanization of Valencia is consumed by the intervention of Sertorius (87-72 BC) On the other hand, Muslim (S. VIII) caused a rapid and intense Islamization of the population, although there remained significant Mozarabs nuclei.

The reconquest of James I, in the thirteenth century, the picture changes dramatically. Cede Sagunto in two villages located 1km from the sea, the monks of the monastery of Puig. Shortly after they are sold to a gentleman Segorbe. This in turn sells them at half of the fourteenth century Francisco Berenguer.


According to historian Escolano, and Mr D. Valterra Berenguer of Blanes in the sixteenth century, the place was walled and contained 45 houses of Christians old, staying at one of five companies that were the knights coast.

In the year 1797 the botanist Cavanilles realizes the existence of 100 residents in Canet de Berenguer, dedicated to the cultivation of silk, oil, locust beans, wine, wheat and barley, the absence of irrigated crops.

In 1904 the current lighthouse was built 30 m high with a range of 25 miles of which feature different from others is that it is 300 m inland from orange