The first human settlements in this area date back to the 5th century BC. However, the documentation available only has records of such as far back as the Romans. This information is in the for of a stone altar which says: "Lucio Postumio Satulio dedicates this stone altar to this Divine Spring”. La "Fuente Divina" (whose waters have healing properties) refers to the name given to the settlement, as whoever so much as drank from the waters was cured on the “ illness of the stone”.

After the Arab occupation the settlement disappeared in 1461, but was rebuilt in 1547. From that moment on it knew its most prosperous period, and the water from the spring was exported to other countries such as the Kingdom of Naples and even to America.

At the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th there were outbreaks of several epidemics like “tertian fever” and “cuartanas” and the population was devastated by this. The spring itself was ripped up and it was changed places, but by that time it had lost its healing properties. From that moment on the whole area began its decline of the spring and which ended with it being filled in in 1959.

Later on in 1990 the site was excavated and work began to restore it to its original condition and four years later in 1994 the work was completed, something that can be seen in the Plaza de la Constitución, in the centre of the village. The presence of Fuente de Piedra is a vital element in the urban landscape, which is made up of some three-floor buildings, various older country houses and a few more modern houses.

As well as the Fuente de la Piedra, the village has also developed due to the presence of the Laguna Salada, whose salt content was extracted for sale during the Roman Era right up to 1951. The Laguna was turned into a Refugio Nacional de Caza in 1981 and today it is the Nature Reserve that is home to the largest colony of pink flamingos in Europe.

The local economy is based on wine and olive oil based industries as well as an important diverse industrial sector, the textile sector being the largest. The Construction industry and Rural tourism are both becoming more and more relevant of late, too.