Sarteneja was established when 40 refugees fled from the Caste War of Yucatan in 1854.[1]
On November 8, 1942 a hurricane struck Sarteneja and did great damage.[2]
Hurricane Janet in 1955 is an important historic marker in the village as the destruction and the reconstruction that followed changed the character of the village from thatch-leaf houses to stone and concrete house.[1]
The Catholic School had 34 students in 1927 and 35 in 1928.[3][4]
In The Handbook of British Honduras 1888-89 it is stated that P. Aragon was appointed as Deputy Registrar for Sarteneja in 1887.[5]
From at least 1917[6] to 1928[4] Sarteneja had a catholic mission under the St. Francis Xavier's Church, from Settlement 64.