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Melanesia[edit]
Papua New Guinea[edit]
Solomon Islands[edit]
Vanuatu[edit]
Micronesia[edit]
Palau[edit]
Federated States of Micronesia (Caroline Islands)[edit]
Guam[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guam | Fernando de Magallanes | 6 March 1521 | 13°26′49.47″N 144°45′48.69″E / 13.4470750°N 144.7635250°E | Velas Latinas (Lateen Sails) [47] |
Kiribati[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint | Fernando de Magallanes | 4 February 1521 | 11°25′48″S 151°49′9.12″W / 11.43000°S 151.8192000°W | Tiburones (Sharks) | Line Islands | |
| Kiritimati | Hernando de Grijalva | 1537 | 1°52′N 157°24′W / 1.867°N 157.400°W | Acea | Line Islands | [48] |
| Kanton | Lorenzo Barreto | September 1595 | 2°50′S 171°40′W / 2.833°S 171.667°W | Phoenix Islands | ||
| Caroline | Pedro Fernández de Quirós | 21 February 1606 | 9°56′13.13″S 150°12′41.40″W / 9.9369806°S 150.2115000°W | Isla del Pescado (Island of Fish) | Line Islands | |
| Butaritari | Pedro Fernández de Quirós | 8 July 1606 | 3°09′N 172°50′E / 3.150°N 172.833°E | Buen Viaje (Good Trip) | Gilbert Islands |
Mariana Islands[edit]
Marshall Islands[edit]
Polynesia[edit]
Austral Islands (Tuha'a Pae)[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ra'ivāvae | Tomás Gayangos | 15 February 1775 | 23°51′53.94″S 147°39′39.26″W / 23.8649833°S 147.6609056°W | Santa Rosa (St. Rose) |
Cook Islands[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukapuka | Álvaro de Mendaña | 20 August 1595 | 10°53′S 165°51′W / 10.883°S 165.850°W | San Bernardo (St. Bernard) |
| Rakahanga | Pedro Fernández de Quirós | 2 March 1606 | 10°02′S 161°05′W / 10.033°S 161.083°W | Gente Hermosa (Beautiful People) |
Islands in central pacific linked to Hawaiian group[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake | Álvaro de Mendaña | 20 October 1568 | 19°18′N 166°38′E / 19.300°N 166.633°E | San Francisco (St. Francis) |
Marquesas Islands[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohotani | Álvaro de Mendaña | 21 July 1595 | 09°59′1.68″S 138°49′46.56″W / 9.9838000°S 138.8296000°W | San Pedro (St. Peter) [59] |
| Fatu Hiva | Álvaro de Mendaña | 21 July 1595 | 10°28′59.88″S 138°37′59.88″W / 10.4833000°S 138.6333000°W | Magdalena (Magdalene) |
| Hiva Oa | Álvaro de Mendaña | 21 July 1595 | 9°45′S 139°00′W / 9.750°S 139.000°W | Dominica |
| Tahuata | Álvaro de Mendaña | 22 July 1595 | 9°56′S 139°5′W / 9.933°S 139.083°W | Santa Cristina (St. Christina) [60] |
Salas y Gómez[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salas y Gómez | José Salas Valdés | 23 August 1793 | 26°28′20.00″S 105°21′45″W / 26.4722222°S 105.36250°W | Salas y Gómez [61] |
Tonga[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fonualei | Francisco Mourelle de la Rúa | 26 February 1781 | 18°1′21.13″S 174°19′1.43″W / 18.0225361°S 174.3170639°W | Amargura (Bitterness) |
| Late | Francisco Mourelle de la Rúa | 27 February 1781 | 18°48′07″S 174°39′04″W / 18.80194°S 174.65111°W | |
| Vavaʻu | Francisco Mourelle de la Rúa | 4 March 1781 | 18°39′S 173°59′W / 18.650°S 173.983°W | Martín de Mayorga |
Tuvalu (Ellice Islands)[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nui | Álvaro de Mendaña | 16 January 1568 | 7°13′29″S 177°9′37″E / 7.22472°S 177.16028°E | Isla de Jesús (Island of Jesus) [62] |
| Niulakita | Álvaro de Mendaña | 29 August 1595 | 10°45′S 179°30′E / 10.750°S 179.500°E | La Solitaria (The Lonesome) |
| Niutao | Francisco Mourelle de la Rúa | 5 May 1781 | 6°6′30″S 177°20′29″E / 6.10833°S 177.34139°E | Gran Cocal (The Great Coconut Plantation) |
| Nanumea | Francisco Mourelle de la Rúa | 5 May 1781 | 5°41′S 176°12′E / 5.683°S 176.200°E | San Agustin (St. Agustine) |
Tuamotu Archipielago[edit]
Other Pacific Islands[edit]
Pitcairn Islands[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | Pedro Fernández de Quirós | 29 January 1606 | 24°21′S 128°19′W / 24.350°S 128.317°W | San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist) |
| Ducie | Pedro Fernández de Quirós | 26 January 1606 | 24°40′09″S 124°47′11″W / 24.66917°S 124.78639°W | Luna Puesta (Moonset) |
Ogasawara Islands (Bonin or Arzobispo Islands)[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haha Jima | Bernardo de la Torre | 2 October 1543 | 26°38′56.07″N 142°9′37.65″E / 26.6489083°N 142.1604583°E | Forfana [70] | [55]: 113 |
Daitō Islands (Borodino Islands)[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oki Daitō Jima | Bernardo de la Torre | 25 September 1543 | 24°28′2.58″N 131°11′16.93″E / 24.4673833°N 131.1880361°E | Abreojos (Keep your eyes open!) or Mal abrigo (Bad anchorage) [71][72][73] | [55]: 114 |
| Minami Daitō Jima | Bernardo de la Torre | September 1543 (after the 25th) | 25°50′30.9″N 131°14′26″E / 25.841917°N 131.24056°E | Las dos hermanas (The two sisters) | [55]: 114 |
| Kita Daitō Jima | Bernardo de la Torre | September 1543 (after the 25th) | 25°56′35.6″N 131°18′24.6″E / 25.943222°N 131.306833°E | Las dos hermanas (The two sisters) | [55]: 114 |
Kazan Rettō Islands (Volcano Islands)[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwo Jima | Bernardo de la Torre | September 1543 (after the 25th) | 24°47′N 141°19′E / 24.783°N 141.317°E | Sufre (Sulphur) [74] | [55]: 115 |
| Kita Iwo Jima | Bernardo de la Torre | September 1543 (after the 25th) | 25°26′05″N 141°16′51″E / 25.43472°N 141.28083°E | San Alejandro (St. Alexander) | [55]: 115 |
| Minami Iwo Jima | Bernardo de la Torre | September 1543 (after the 25th) | 24°14′02″N 141°27′49″E / 24.23389°N 141.46361°E | San Agustín (St. Augustine) | [55]: 115 |
Minami Tori Shima Island (Marcus Island)[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minami Tori Shima | Andrés de Arriola | 1694 | 24°17′12″N 153°58′50″E / 24.28667°N 153.98056°E | Sebastian López [75] |
Rocas Alijos Islands[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocas Alijos | Hernando de los Rios Coronel | November 1605 | 24°57′7.74″N 115°44′55.56″W / 24.9521500°N 115.7487667°W | Farallón de los Alijos [76] |
Revillagigedo Islands[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socorro | Hernando de Grijalva | 19 December 1533 | 18°47′04″N 110°58′30″W / 18.78444°N 110.97500°W | Santo Tomás (St. Thomas) | [4] |
| San Benedicto | Hernando de Grijalva | 28 December 1533 | 19°18′46.70″N 110°48′18.87″W / 19.3129722°N 110.8052417°W | Los Inocentes (Innocents) [77] | [4] |
| Roca Partida | Ruy López de Villalobos | November 1542 | 19°0′2.29″N 112°4′1.24″W / 19.0006361°N 112.0670111°W | Roca Partida (Broken Rock) | [4] |
| Clarion | José Camacho | 1779 | 18°21′39.55″N 114°44′36.36″W / 18.3609861°N 114.7434333°W | Santa Rosa (Saint Rose) |
Marias Islands[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| María Madre | Diego Hurtado de Mendoza | 1532 | 21°36′32.05″N 106°35′9.69″W / 21.6089028°N 106.5860250°W | María Madre (Mary, the mother of Jesus) |
| María Magdalena | Diego Hurtado de Mendoza | 1532 | 21°27′34.63″N 106°26′46.36″W / 21.4596194°N 106.4462111°W | María Magdalena (Mary Magdalene) |
| María Cleofás | Diego Hurtado de Mendoza | 1532 | 21°18′52.98″N 106°14′2.27″W / 21.3147167°N 106.2339639°W | María Cleofás (Mary, the wife of Cleopas) |
| San Juanito | Diego Hurtado de Mendoza | 1532 | 21°44′26.92″N 106°40′40.92″W / 21.7408111°N 106.6780333°W | San Juanito (St. Little John) |
Cedros Island[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedros | Francisco de Ulloa | 4 January 1540 | 28°11′24.62″N 115°12′45.29″W / 28.1901722°N 115.2125806°W | Cedros |
Cocos Island[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocos | Juan de Cabezas | 1526 | 5°31′23.01″N 87°4′20.71″W / 5.5230583°N 87.0724194°W | Cocos |
Malpelo Island[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malpelo | Cristóbal Vaca de Castro [78] | 1542 | 4°0′9.75″N 81°36′27.65″W / 4.0027083°N 81.6076806°W | Mal Pelo (Bad Hair) |
Galapagos Islands[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Española | Tomás de Berlanga | 10 March 1535 | 1°22′33.03″S 89°40′19.98″W / 1.3758417°S 89.6722167°W | Islas Encantadas (Enchanted Islands) |
| Floreana | Tomás de Berlanga | 14 March 1535 | 1°17′41.26″S 90°26′40.37″W / 1.2947944°S 90.4445472°W | Islas Encantadas (Enchanted Islands) |
| Isabela | Tomás de Berlanga | 14 March 1535 | 0°50′30.45″S 91°5′14.63″W / 0.8417917°S 91.0873972°W | Islas Encantadas (Enchanted Islands) |
| Santa Cruz | Tomás de Berlanga | 14 March 1535 | 0°35′54.98″S 90°20′42.05″W / 0.5986056°S 90.3450139°W | Islas Encantadas (Enchanted Islands) |
Juan Fernández Islands (Santa Cecilia Islands)[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Selkirk | Juan Fernández | 22 November 1574 | 33°45′04″S 80°47′00″W / 33.75111°S 80.78333°W | Más Afuera (Further out to the sea) |
| Robinson Crusoe | Juan Fernández | 22 November 1574 | 33°38′29″S 78°50′28″W / 33.64139°S 78.84111°W | Más a Tierra (Closer to land) |
| Santa Clara | Juan Fernández | 22 November 1574 | 33°42′07″S 33°46′00″W / 33.70194°S 33.76667°W | Santa Clara (St. Clare) |
Desventuradas Islands[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Ambrosio | Juan Fernández | 6 November 1574 | 26°20′37″S 79°53′28″W / 26.34361°S 79.89111°W | San Felix y San Ambor (St. Felix and St.Nabor) [79] |
| Islote González | Juan Fernández | 6 November 1574 | 26°18′36″S 80°05′06″W / 26.31000°S 80.08500°W | San Felix y San Ambor (St. Felix and St.Nabor) |
| San Felix | Juan Fernández | 6 November 1574 | 26°17′30″S 80°05′42″W / 26.29167°S 80.09500°W | San Felix y San Ambor (St. Felix and St.Nabor) |
| Roca Catedral | Juan Fernández | 6 November 1574 | 26°16′25″S 80°07′15″W / 26.27361°S 80.12083°W | San Felix y San Ambor (St. Felix and St.Nabor) |
Diego Ramírez Islands[edit]
| Island | Spanish Discoverer | Date | Location | Spanish name | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isla Gonzalo | Bartolomé and Gonzalo García del Nodal | 12 February 1619 | 56°31′23.24″S 68°43′0.80″W / 56.5231222°S 68.7168889°W | ||
| Isla Bartolomé | Bartolomé and Gonzalo García del Nodal | 12 February 1619 | 56°30′40.04″S 68°43′29.20″W / 56.5111222°S 68.7247778°W |
Ordered by explorer and years of the discoveries[edit]
Fernando de Magallanes (1521)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puka-Puka | 21 January 1521 | 14°49′12″S 138°49′12″W / 14.82000°S 138.82000°W | San Pablo (St. Paul) | Disappointment Islands |
| Flint | 4 February 1521 | 11°25′48″S 151°49′9.12″W / 11.43000°S 151.8192000°W | Tiburones (Sharks) | Line Islands |
| Guam | 6 March 1521 | 13°26′49.47″N 144°45′48.69″E / 13.4470750°N 144.7635250°E | Velas Latinas |
Gonzalo Gómez de Espinosa (1522)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanna | 6 May 1522 | 05°21′09″N 132°13′32″E / 5.35250°N 132.22556°E | San Juan (St. John) | Sonsorol Islands |
| Sonsorol | 6 May 1522 | 05°19′28″N 132°13′16″E / 5.32444°N 132.22111°E | San Juan (St. John) | Sonsorol Islands |
| Agrihan | 11 June 1522 | 18°46′5.57″N 145°39′28.30″E / 18.7682139°N 145.6578611°E | La Griega (The Greek woman) | Mariana Islands |
| Maug Island North | 22 August 1522 | 20°2′N 145°13′E / 20.033°N 145.217°E | Las Monjas (The Nuns) | Maug Islands |
| Maug Island West | 22 August 1522 | 20°0′54.75″N 145°12′40.55″E / 20.0152083°N 145.2112639°E | Las Monjas (The Nuns) | Maug Islands |
| Maug Island East | 22 August 1522 | 20°01′14.93″N 145°13′58.59″E / 20.0208139°N 145.2329417°E | Las Monjas (The Nuns) | Maug Islands |
Toribio Alonso de Salazar (1526)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bokak | 22 August 1526 | 14°38′41.13″N 168°58′12.97″E / 14.6447583°N 168.9702694°E | San Bartolomé (St. Bartholomew) | Ratak Islands |
Juan de Cabezas (1526)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocos | 1526 | 5°31′23.01″N 87°4′20.71″W / 5.5230583°N 87.0724194°W | Cocos |
Álvaro de Saavedra (1527-1529)[edit]
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (1532)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| María Madre | 1532 | 21°36′32.05″N 106°35′9.69″W / 21.6089028°N 106.5860250°W | María Madre (Mary, the mother of Jesus) | Marias Islands |
| María Magdalena | 1532 | 21°27′34.63″N 106°26′46.36″W / 21.4596194°N 106.4462111°W | María Magdalena (Mary Magdalene) | Marias Islands |
| María Cleofás | 1532 | 21°18′52.98″N 106°14′2.27″W / 21.3147167°N 106.2339639°W | María Cleofás (Mary, the wife of Cleopas) | Marias Islands |
| San Juanito | 1532 | 21°44′26.92″N 106°40′40.92″W / 21.7408111°N 106.6780333°W | San Juanito (St. Little John) | Marias Islands |
Hernando de Grijalva (1533,1537)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socorro | 19 December 1533 | 18°47′04″N 110°58′30″W / 18.78444°N 110.97500°W | Santo Tomás (St. Thomas) | Revillagigedo Islands |
| San Benedicto | 28 December 1533 | 19°18′46.70″N 110°48′18.87″W / 19.3129722°N 110.8052417°W | Los Inocentes (Innocents) | Revillagigedo Islands |
| Kiritimati | 1537 | 1°52′N 157°24′W / 1.867°N 157.400°W | Acea | Line Islands |
| Kapingamarangi | 1537 | 1°4′N 154°47′E / 1.067°N 154.783°E | Los Pescadores (The Fishermen) | Caroline Islands |
| Mapia | 1537 | 0°52′56.92″N 134°18′30.77″E / 0.8824778°N 134.3085472°E | Guedes | Papua New Guinea |
Tomás de Berlanga (1535)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Española | 10 March 1535 | 1°22′33.03″S 89°40′19.98″W / 1.3758417°S 89.6722167°W | Islas Encantadas (Enchanted Islands) | Galapagos Islands |
| Floreana | 14 March 1535 | 1°17′41.26″S 90°26′40.37″W / 1.2947944°S 90.4445472°W | Islas Encantadas (Enchanted Islands) | Galapagos Islands |
| Isabela | 14 March 1535 | 0°50′30.45″S 91°5′14.63″W / 0.8417917°S 91.0873972°W | Islas Encantadas (Enchanted Islands) | Galapagos Islands |
| Santa Cruz | 14 March 1535 | 0°35′54.98″S 90°20′42.05″W / 0.5986056°S 90.3450139°W | Islas Encantadas (Enchanted Islands) | Galapagos Islands |
Francisco de Ulloa (1540)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedros | 4 January 1540 | 28°11′24.62″N 115°12′45.29″W / 28.1901722°N 115.2125806°W | Cedros |
Ruy López de Villalobos (1542,1543)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roca Partida | November 1542 | 19°0′2.29″N 112°4′1.24″W / 19.0006361°N 112.0670111°W | Roca Partida (Broken Rock) | Revillagigedo Islands |
| Wotje | 26 December 1542 | 9°7′35.88″N 167°31′48.68″E / 9.1266333°N 167.5301889°E | Los Corales (The Corals) | Ratak Islands |
| Kwajalein | January 1543 | 9°7′35.88″N 167°31′48.68″E / 9.1266333°N 167.5301889°E | Los Jardines (The Parks) | Ralik Islands |
Cristóbal Vaca de Castro (1542)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malpelo | 1542 | 4°0′9.75″N 81°36′27.65″W / 4.0027083°N 81.6076806°W | Mal Pelo (Bad Hair) |
Bernardo de la Torre (1543)[edit]
Íñigo Órtiz de Retes (1545)[edit]
Alonso de Arellano (1565)[edit]
Miguel López de Legazpi (1565)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jemo | 10 January 1565 | 10°4′46.13″N 169°31′26.48″E / 10.0794806°N 169.5240222°E | Los Pajaros (The Birds) | Ratak Islands |
| Ailuk | 10 January 1565 | 10°18′17.31″N 169°56′29.96″E / 10.3048083°N 169.9416556°E | Los Placeres (The Pleasures) | Ratak Islands |
| Wotho | 12 January 1565 | 10°6′9.03″N 165°58′52.18″E / 10.1025083°N 165.9811611°E | Las Hermanas (The Sisters) | Ralik Islands |
Lope Martín (1566)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erikub | 29 June 1566 | 9°7′8.39″N 170°1′52.09″E / 9.1189972°N 170.0311361°E | Ratak Islands |
Álvaro de Mendaña (1568,1595)[edit]
Pedro de Ortega Valencia (1568)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramos | 11 April 1568 | 8°15′S 160°11′E / 8.250°S 160.183°E | Isla de Ramos | Salomon Islands |
| Nggela Sule | 16 April 1568 | 9°5′56.36″S 160°15′52.71″E / 9.0989889°S 160.2646417°E | Pascua Florida | Salomon Islands |
| Buenavista | 16 April 1568 | 8°53′33.22″S 160°0′34.44″E / 8.8925611°S 160.0095667°E | Buenavista (Good View) | Salomon Islands |
| Guadalcanal | 18 April 1568 | 9°34′38.38″S 160°8′44.09″E / 9.5773278°S 160.1455806°E | Guadalcanal | Salomon Islands |
| Savo | 19 April 1568 | 9°8′S 159°49′E / 9.133°S 159.817°E | Sesarga | Salomon Islands |
| Choiseul | 20 April 1568 | 7°3′0.54″S 156°57′4.13″E / 7.0501500°S 156.9511472°E | San Marcos (St. Mark) | Salomon Islands |
| San Jorge | 21 April 1568 | 8°27′S 159°35′E / 8.450°S 159.583°E | San Jorge (St. George) | Salomon Islands |
Hernando Enríquez (1568)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaupaina | [May 1568 | 10°14′52.8″S 161°58′12″E / 10.248000°S 161.97000°E | Las Tres Marias (The Three Marys) | Olu Malau Islands |
| Malaulalo | May 1568 | 10°11′9.6″S 161°56′45.6″E / 10.186000°S 161.946000°E | Las Tres Marias (The Three Marys) | Olu Malau Islands |
| Ali'ite | May 1568 | 10°8′22.56″S 161°55′31.08″E / 10.1396000°S 161.9253000°E | Las Tres Marias (The Three Marys) | Olu Malau Islands |
| Makira | June 1568 | 10°33′04″S 161°49′41″E / 10.55111°S 161.82806°E | San Cristobal (Saint Christopher) | Salomon Islands |
| Ulawa | June 1568 | 9°46′S 161°57′E / 9.767°S 161.950°E | La Treguada | Salomon Islands |
Juan Fernández (1574)[edit]
Lorenzo Barreto (1595)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utupua | September 1595 | 11°20′S 166°30′E / 11.333°S 166.500°E | Santa Cruz Islands | |
| Vanikoro | September 1595 | 11°39′S 166°54′E / 11.650°S 166.900°E | Santa Cruz Islands | |
| Kanton | September 1595 | 2°50′S 171°40′W / 2.833°S 171.667°W | Phoenix Islands |
Isabel Barreto (1595)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakin | 21 December 1595 | 7°3′32.4″N 157°48′18″E / 7.059000°N 157.80500°E | Senyavin Islands |
Juan Martínez de Gillestegui (1600)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saipan | February 1600 | 15°10′51″N 145°45′21″E / 15.18083°N 145.75583°E | San José (St. Joseph) | Mariana Islands |
| Tinian | February 1600 | 15°00′N 145°38′E / 15.000°N 145.633°E | Buenavista Mariana | Mariana Islands |
Hernando de los Rios Coronel (1605)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocas Alijos | November 1605 | 24°57′7.74″N 115°44′55.56″W / 24.9521500°N 115.7487667°W | Farallón de los Alijos |
Pedro Fernández de Quirós (1606)[edit]
Luís Vaez de Torres (1606)[edit]
Bartolomé and Gonzalo García del Nodal (1619)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isla Gonzalo | 12 February 1619 | 56°31′23.24″S 68°43′0.80″W / 56.5231222°S 68.7168889°W | Gonzalo | Diego Ramírez Islands |
| Isla Bartolomé | 12 February 1619 | 56°30′40.04″S 68°43′29.20″W / 56.5111222°S 68.7247778°W | Bartolomé | Diego Ramírez Islands |
Luis de Sanvitores (1668,1669)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guguan | 1668 | 17°18′39″N 145°50′30″E / 17.31083°N 145.84167°E | San Felipe (St.Phillip) | Mariana Islands |
| Alamagan | 1669 | 17°36′10.80″N 145°49′48.42″E / 17.6030000°N 145.8301167°E | Concepción (Immaculate Conception) | Mariana Islands |
| Asuncion | 1669 | 19°41′48.17″N 145°24′17.94″E / 19.6967139°N 145.4049833°E | Asunción (Assumption of Mary) | Mariana Islands |
| Pagan | 1669 | 19°41′48.17″N 145°24′17.94″E / 19.6967139°N 145.4049833°E | San Ignacio (St. Ignatius) | Mariana Islands |
| Aguijan | 1669 | 14°51′21.42″N 145°33′48.74″E / 14.8559500°N 145.5635389°E | Santo Ángel | Mariana Islands |
Andrés de Arriola (1694)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minami Tori Shima | 1694 | 24°17′12″N 153°58′50″E / 24.28667°N 153.98056°E | Sebastian López |
Juan Rodríguez (1696)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faraulep | 1696 | 8°35′19.09″N 144°31′24.02″E / 8.5886361°N 144.5233389°E | Caroline Islands |
Francisco Padilla (1710)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merir | November 1710 | 4°19′N 132°19′E / 4.317°N 132.317°E | Palau | |
| Babeldaob | 11 December 1710 | 7°31′49″N 134°33′53″E / 7.53028°N 134.56472°E | Palao | Palau |
| Kayangel | 11 December 1710 | 08°04′N 134°42′E / 8.067°N 134.700°E | Palau | |
| Koror | 11 December 1710 | 7°21′38″N 134°28′45″E / 7.36056°N 134.47917°E | Palau | |
| Peleliu | 11 December 1710 | 7°01′N 134°15′E / 7.017°N 134.250°E | Palau | |
| Eil Malk | 11 December 1710 | 7°9′8.57″N 134°22′4.25″E / 7.1523806°N 134.3678472°E | Palau | |
| Angaur | 11 December 1710 | 6°54′N 134°08′E / 6.900°N 134.133°E | Palau |
Domingo de Boenechea (1771,1774)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tauere | 28 October 1772 | 17°22′S 141°28′W / 17.367°S 141.467°W | San Simon y San Judas (St. Simon and St. Jude) | Tuamotu Archipielago |
| Haraiki | 31 October 1772 | 17°28′S 143°28′W / 17.467°S 143.467°W | San Quintín (St. Quentin) | Tuamotu Archipielago |
| Tatakoto | 29 October 1774 | 17°21′6″S 138°24′5″W / 17.35167°S 138.40139°W | San Narciso (St. Narcissus) | Tuamotu Archipielago |
| Tahanea | 9 November 1774 | 16°56′15.63″S 144°39′12.15″W / 16.9376750°S 144.6533750°W | San Julian (St. Julian) | Tuamotu Archipielago |
Felipe Tompson (1773)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapwuahfik | 6 April 1773 | 5°47′16.08″N 157°9′19.8″E / 5.7878000°N 157.155500°E | Los Valientes (The Brave) | Caroline Islands |
| Oroluk | 7 April 1773 | 7°26′47″N 155°21′30″E / 7.44639°N 155.35833°E | Bajotriste (Sad Shoal) | Caroline Islands |
| Helen | 1773 | 02°57′N 131°47′E / 2.950°N 131.783°E | San Felix (St. Felix) | Palau |
Tomás Gayangos (1775)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ra'ivāvae | 15 February 1775 | 23°51′53.94″S 147°39′39.26″W / 23.8649833°S 147.6609056°W | Santa Rosa (St. Rose) | Austral Islands (Tuha'a Pae) |
José Camacho (1779)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion | 1779 | 18°21′39.55″N 114°44′36.36″W / 18.3609861°N 114.7434333°W | Santa Rosa (Saint Rose) | Revillagigedo Islands |
Francisco Mourelle de la Rúa (1781)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roncador | 22 January 1781 | 6°13′S 159°22′E / 6.217°S 159.367°E | Peregrino Roncador (Snoring Pilgrim) | Solomon Islands |
| Fonualei | 26 February 1781 | 18°1′21.13″S 174°19′1.43″W / 18.0225361°S 174.3170639°W | Amargura (Bitterness) | Tonga |
| Late | 27 February 1781 | 18°48′07″S 174°39′04″W / 18.80194°S 174.65111°W | Tonga | |
| Vavaʻu | 4 March 1781 | 18°39′S 173°59′W / 18.650°S 173.983°W | Martín de Mayorga | Tonga |
| Niutao | 5 May 1781 | 6°6′30″S 177°20′29″E / 6.10833°S 177.34139°E | Gran Cocal (The Great Coconut Plantation) | Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) |
| Nanumea | 5 May 1781 | 5°41′S 176°12′E / 5.683°S 176.200°E | San Agustin (St. Agustine) | Tuvalu (Ellice Islands) |
José Salas Valdés (1793)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salas y Gómez | 23 August 1793 | 26°28′20.00″S 105°21′45″W / 26.4722222°S 105.36250°W | Salas y Gómez |
Juan Antonio de Ibargoitia (1799, 1801)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulusuk | 1799 | 6°41′13.97″N 149°18′6.09″E / 6.6872139°N 149.3016917°E | Bartolomé | Caroline Islands |
| Pikelot | 1801 | 8°05′N 147°38′E / 8.083°N 147.633°E | Caroline Islands | |
| Onou | 1801 | 08°47′52″N 150°16′58″E / 8.79778°N 150.28278°E | Anonima (Anonymous) | Magur Islands |
| Poluwat | 7 April 1801 | 7°21′25.78″N 149°12′0.91″E / 7.3571611°N 149.2002528°E | Kata | Caroline Islands |
Juan Bautista Monteverde (1806)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nukuoro | 18 February 1806 | 3°50′54″N 154°56′27″E / 3.84833°N 154.94083°E | Dunkin | Caroline Islands |
Emilio Butrón y de la Serna (1885)[edit]
| Island | Date | Location | Spanish name | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velasco Reef | 1885 | 08°20′29″N 134°36′45″E / 8.34139°N 134.61250°E | Velasco | Caroline Islands |
Notes and References[edit]
- ^ Saavedra circled Manus and landed possibly in the Murai islet in its south west. Murai was found inhabited and some natives came out in canoes attacking with arrows. Three of these men were captured by the Spaniards and were returned by Saavedra to the same island on his second attempt to return to North America the following year. Manus was charted as Urays la Grande or Big Urays, which is probably a projection of Murai to signify the big Murai
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax Sharp, Andrew (1960). The discovery oif the Pacific Islands. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Islas de Oro were again sighted by Íñigo Órtiz de Retes on 15 June 1545 and charted as La Sevillana, La Gallega (Supiori and Numfor) and Los Martires (Biak and Yapen)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Brand, Donald D. (1967). Friis, Herman R. (ed.). The Pacific Basin. A History of its Geographical Exploration. New York: American Geographical Society. p. 370. Cite error: The named reference "Brand" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ It was later charted as Los Martires by the Spaniards, possibly because it was where Spanish navigator Hernando de Grijalva was murdered by its mutinied crew
- ^ Named Paine by Saavedra, according to the account by Francisco Granado notary (escribano) of the expedition.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Coello, Francisco (1885). La Cuestión de las Carolinas. Discursos pronunciados en la Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid por su presidente Don Francisco Coello con un mapa, notas y apuntes bibliográficos sobre los antiguos descubrimientos de los españoles en los archipielagos de la Micronesia y sus cercanias. Madrid: Imprenta Fontanet.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o González Ochoa, José María (2006). "El marino alavés Iñigo Ortiz de Retes". Revista de Estudios Marítimos del País Vasco. 5. Museo Naval San Sebastian: 680.
- ^ Before receiving its present name it was known as Utiz, Arti, or Doarti, which derived and are deformations of the name of its discoverer
- ^ Name give to the island group of Kairuru and the nearby Mushu, Tendanye, and Walis
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax Hilder, Brett (1980). The voyage of Torres : the discovery of the southern coastline of New Guinea and Torres Strait by Captain Luis Baéz de Torres in 1606. Hong Kong: University of Queensland Press.
- ^ Coello, Francisco (1878). "Notas sobre los planos de las bahias descubiertas, en el año 1606, en las islas de Espíritu Santo y de Nueva Guinea, que dibujo el capitán don Diego de Prado y Tovar, en igual fecha". Boletín de la Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid (1er semestre).
- ^ Torres anchored at Oba Bay in the south west, that they then named Puerto San Francisco. It was later renamed as Puerto Lerma after the 1st Duke of Lerma
- ^ In front of Orangerie Bay that the Spaniards named Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Bay (Our Lady of Assumption)
- ^ Torres anchored on the north side of Bona Bona, at a place they called Monterrey after Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey viceroy of Peru at the time
- ^ Still today the strait that separates Bona Bona from mainland is called San Roque Strait (St. Roch)
- ^ Don Diego de Barrantes was one of the gentlemen in the Torres' expedition earning merits for a future career serving the Spanish Crown, so-called "entretenidos" (entertained) or "caballeros meritorios"
- ^ Due to its many shoals and coral reefs in its surroundings. Torres had entered what he called the "placel", the shallow bank which forms the Torres Strait
- ^ Considered connected to Bristow
- ^ Prado y Tovar referred to the island as "isla de caribes muy grandes de a 12 palmos y medio" (island of very tall caribs of 12.5 spans). In the matter of the length of a span, palmo, ther were different values in use in 1600; according to the sixteenth-century geographer aand mathematician Petrus Apianus, a palmo was the stretch of four fingers, not incluidng the thumb, or about 15cm. This would give the natives of this island a height of up to 190cm
- ^ Due to the swamps in its central part and the volcanic rocks that can be found in its shores
- ^ The island, with the highest peak (227m) of all the surrounding islands, reminded Prado y Tovar of the holy mountain of Montserrat, near Barcelona
- ^ Thus was this island called together with the nearby Pandjang and Batu Puteh
- ^ Near Saboeda lie a cluster of five rocky islands, each about 90m high, which Prado y Tovar named the Cinco Hermanas (Five Sisters). Name of some of these are Tartaruga, Nusabuan and Sencan
- ^ Name given to the islands of the Yef Fam arhipelago where they were visited by a Portuguese gentleman from Bacan islands that explained to them the route to follow to the Philippines
- ^ Named after Mendaña's wife Isabel Barreto
- ^ Spate, Oskar Hermann Khristian (2004). The Spanish Lake (2nd ed.). Canberra: Australian National University. p. 124.
- ^ They charted it as Isla de Ramos as it was found on Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday in Spanish)
- ^ a b Zaragoza, Justo (1876). Historia del descubrimiento de las regiones austriales hecho por el general Pedro Fernández de Quirós. Madrid: Imprenta de Manuel Hernéndez. p. 3.
- ^ Nggela Island is still today also known as Florida Island
- ^ Pedro de Ortega Valencia, named the island after his home town Guadalcanal in Andalusia, Spain. The name comes from the Arabic Wādī l-Khānāt (وادي القنا), which means "Valley of the Stalls" or "River of Stalls", referring to the refreshment stalls which were set up there during Muslim rule in Andalusia. In the years that followed the discovery, the island was variously referred to as Guadarcana, Guarcana, Guadalcana, and Guadalcanar, which reflected different pronunciations of its name in Andalusian Spanish
- ^ Considering the expedition leaders Mendaña and cosmographer Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa were both from Galicia in Spain it was probably so named after the island of the same name in this region
- ^ The narrow channel separating San Jorge Island from Santa Isabel Island was also given its present day name, Ortega Channel after the commander of the expedition
- ^ Las Tres Marias was the name given to the Olu Malau Islands
- ^ Still very frequently charted as San Cristobal in present day maps
- ^ Still very frequently charted as Santa Ana in present day maps
- ^ Still very frequently charted as Santa Catalina in present day maps
- ^ Fernández de Quiros named the entire Vanuatu group La Austrialia (sic) del Espíritu Santo in acknowledgment of the Spanish king's descent from the royal House of Austria, and believing he had arrived in the Great Southern Continent, Terra Australis
- ^ Sonsorols were later named San Andrés (St. Andrew) by the expedition of Francisco Padilla in 1710
- ^ Palao or Panlong was the name given by the natives and used by the Spaniards at the time of the sighting
- ^ The cruiser "Velasco" was commisioned in 1885 to explore Palau in order to establish a colony in the islands
- ^ According to the accounts of Father Juan Antonio Cantova S.J., who led a missionary expedition to the Carolines in 1707, the natives sometimes called them Torres Islands after Hernando de la Torre one of the captains of the Saavedra expedition
- ^ a b Riesenberg, Saul (October 1974). "Six Pacific Islands Discoveries". The American Neptune: 249.
- ^ Quite surprisingly for the Spaniards, upon their arrival to Fais the local people approached the ships in canoes making the sign of the cross and saying "Buenos días, matelotes!" in perfect sixteenth century Spanish ("Good day, sailors!"), this being an evidence that one of the previous Spanish expeditions had been in the area
- ^ The islet in its north-west end was charted as San Agustín (St. Augustine)
- ^ They have appeared in the maps as the Monteverde Islands till recently
- ^ When Magellan arrived on Guam, he was greeted by hundreds of small outrigger canoes that appeared to be flying over the water, due to their considerable speed. These outrigger canoes were called Proas, and its given name resulted from the triangular shaped straw sails they used
- ^ Maude, H.E. (1959). "Spanish Discoveries in the Central Pacific, A Study in Identification". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 68 (4): 294–297.
- ^ Saipan, together with Tinian, was possibly firstly sighted by Europeans by the Spanish expedition of Ferdinand Magellan, when it made a landfall in the southern Marianas on 6 March 1521. Again, it is likely it was sighted by Gonzalo Gómez de Espinosa in 1522 on board of Spanish ship Trinidad, that in an attempt to reach he commanded after the death of Ferdinand Magellan. This would have happened after the sighting of the Maug Islands in beteween the end of August and end of September. Gonzalo de Vigo deserted in the Maugs from Gomez de Espinosa's Trinidad and in the next four years, living with the Chamorros, visited thirteen main islands in the Marianas and possibly Saipan among them. However, the first clear evidence of Europeans arriving to Saipan was by the Manila galleon Santa Margarita commanded by Juan Martínez de Guillistegui, that wrecked in the island on February 1600 and whose survivors stayed in it for two years till 250 were rescued by the Santo Tomas and the Jesus María
- ^ The Spaniards formally occupied the island in 1668, with the missionary expedition of Diego Luis de San Vitores who was the one that named it San José
- ^ Being neighbour to Saipan the history of their discovery by westerners are the same
- ^ Name given by the Jesuit missionaries Luis de Sanvitores and Luis de Morales that in the 1668-1688 period led expeditions to establish Spanish presence in the Mariana Islands
- ^ The Spanish missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores visited Agrihan in 1669 calling it San Francisco Javier (St. Francis Xavier)
- ^ Evangelization was carried out by the missionary expedition of Jesuit Luis de Sanvitores in 1668 that named Maug as San Lorenzo (St. Lawrence)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Welsch, Bernhard (2004). "Was Marcus Island Dioscovered by Bernardo de la Torre in 1543?". The Journal of Pacific History. 39 (1): 118.
- ^ António Galvão governor of Ternate at the time in his Tratado dos Descubrimientos of 1563 refers Saavedra having charted them as "The Painted Ones" because of its inhabitants being tattoed
- ^ One of the islets of this atoll was charted as San Esteban by Villalobos because they landed on it on St. Stephen's day
- ^ Two of its islets were charted as San Pedro and San Pablo, those being the names of the flagship ("capitana") and the "almiranta" (secondary ship or ship of the Admiral)
- ^ The islands were given their present name of Marquesas by Álvaro de Mendaña after his patron, García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete (Spanish: Marqués de Cañete) who was Viceroy of Peru at the time
- ^ Mendaña's expedition landed at Vaitahu that they named Madre de Dios (God's Mother in Spanish)
- ^ The current name, Salas y Gómez, is derived from the name of Spaniards José Salas Valdés, the discoverer, and José Manuel Gómez who visited them on 18 October 1805 and made the first detailed description of the island
- ^ Named as such because it was discovered on the day following the feast of the Holy Name
- ^ Flint and Puka-Puka were collectively named Islas Infortunadas (Misfortunate Islands) by Magellan's expdition
- ^ Other Spanish names were San Blas (St. Blaise), given by de Quiros' captain Diego de Prado y Tovar, and Corral de Agua (Water Corral) is found in some contemporary charts
- ^ Fernández de Quirós described the four islands of the Acteon group as "four islands crowned by coconut palms". On the different texts describing his voyage by other members of this Spanish expedition they were charted as Las Cuatro Hermanas (The Four Sisters), Las Virgenes (The Virgins) or Las Anegadas (The Flooded ones).
- ^ However his captains Prado y Tovar and Vaéz de Torres refer to it as Santa Polonia (St. Apollonia) as it was sighted on the day of this Christian martyr
- ^ Other Spanish name was San Guillermo (St. William), given by de Quiros' captain Diego de Prado y Tovar
- ^ It was later visited by Spanish explorer Domingo de Boenechea in 1774, that charted it as Las Ánimas (The Souls)
- ^ Hence this atoll appears in some maps as St. Simon
- ^ Starting not earlier than mid 18th century Spanish charts collectively name the Bonins as Islas del Arzobispo. Reason for this name is most likely in the expedition organized by the Arzobispo (Archbishop) Pedro Moya de Contreras, Viceroy of New Spain, to explore the northern Pacific and the islands of Japan. Particularly the main objective was to find the long sought and legendary islands of Rica de Oro (Rich in Silver), Rica de Plata (Rich in Silver) and Islas del Armenio (Islands of the Armenian). After several years of planning and frustrated attempts the expedition finally set sail on 12 July 1587 commanded by Pedro de Unamuno. Even if it did revisit the Daitō Islands, already cherted by Bernardo de la Torre, the expedition was not considered succesful as no islands rich in silver or gold were found.
- ^ Names referring the fact that it is a low island almost level with water's edge, viz, an obstacle to navigation
- ^ The Daitōs were again visited by Pedro de Unamuno pn 28 July 1587 commanding the Manila galleon, who called them Islas sin Provecho (Useless Islands)
- ^ Oki Daitō Jima was again sighted by a Manila galleon, this time the last one to be commissioned in 1815 (The San Fernando de Magallanes) and charted as Isla Rasa (Flat Island) which was the name it retained for 150 years
- ^ These Spanish names for the Volcano Islands, Sufre, San Agustin, and San Alejandro were not given by de la Torre's expedition, who just collectively named them as Volcanes, and they instead appear in later printed Spanish charts
- ^ Named after Spanish Admiral Sebastian López, victorious in the battles of La Naval de Manila in 1646 against the Dutch
- ^ Name due to a Manila galleon probably having had to lighten load ("alijar" in Spanish) close to the rocks
- ^ Visited later by the Spanish expedition of Ruy López de Villalobos in 1542, the renamed it as La Anublada (The Misty)
- ^ His is the first reported visit in 1542 in the chronicles by Pedro Cieza de León, however, the island already appeared on Spanish charts since 1530
- ^ Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa wrote in 1579 that "they are now called after St. Felix and St. Ambor (i.e. Felix and Nabor)". However, the name of the martyr Ambor (Nabor) became confused with that of the more famous bishop Saint Ambrose (San Ambrosio)