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Torre del Senyal

Pre-existing harbour watch and signal tower that acquired the Portopí lighthouse function in the early seventeenth century and remains the current physical host.

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Contains installed asset
Matías Edel rotating catoptric apparatus1807accepted
Matías Edel's rotating catoptric apparatus was installed at Portopí in 1807.
Contains installed asset
Portopí 1849 three-reflector apparatus18/12/1849accepted
The three-reflector clockwork apparatus entered service on 18 December 1849 with a reported 8 nm range.
Contains installed asset
Portopí 1927 lantern and upper-tower modification1927accepted
The 1927 lantern and upper-tower modification form a distinct physical phase from the Sautter optical apparatus.
Contains installed asset
Portopí fifth-order optical apparatus27/06/1913accepted
The fifth-order apparatus was completed on 27 June 1913.
Contains installed asset
Portopí Sautter catoptric reflector apparatus1927accepted
The Sautter catoptric reflector apparatus was installed in 1927 and established the two-white-flashes-every-15-seconds characteristic.
Current host
Portopí Lighthouse complexaccepted

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Documented by
Royal Decree 2656/1983 designation record04/08/1983accepted
Royal Decree 2656/1983 legally designates Torre del Senyal specifically.
Has part
Octagonal lighthouse-bearing upper section of Torre del Senyal1613accepted
The octagonal lighthouse-bearing section is a later architectural phase of Torre del Senyal, not a replacement tower.
Installation site of
Portopí navigational light1617accepted
Torre del Senyal is the current physical host of the Portopí navigational light; this does not make it the same building as the medieval Torre del Faro.
Received navigation function from
Medieval Torre del Faro1613accepted
Alternative specialist chronology: the octagonal work was completed and the light re-established in 1613. This is functional transfer, not movement of the medieval tower.
Received navigation function from
Medieval Torre del Faro1617accepted
APB chronology: work begun in 1613 was delayed by military concerns and the light transferred in 1617. Exact sequence remains open.

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Citation

LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Torre del Senyal", LUX-ASSET-000793, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000793/, accessed 2026-09-17, archive v0.24.571.