It is Anaa, or Chain Island, about 200 miles east of Tahiti, in the same latitude.
Departing from Conversion de San Pablo, and continuing his route in a N.
westerly direction, Queiroz discovered the islands following:-- _La Fugitiva_, two days and a half from Conversion de San Pablo.

Seen to the N.E., but, as the fleet was too much to leeward, they did not attempt to touch there.
_La Isla del Peregrino_, a day's sail further.

They left this also to windward, and proceeded to the W.
On February the 21st, land was seen a-head; the brigantine was detached to reconnoitre this new island more closely, and anchored on the coast in a bad harbour, where the ships could not lie with safety.
_Isla de San Bernardo_, which was the name given to this island, was found to be very flat, with a lagoon in its centre, and thirty miles in circumference.
The boats were sent out in hopes of getting water; but they searched in vain for it, and only met with great quantities of cocoanuts.

The fish, which abounded on the coasts, and the birds, which were also very numerous, suffered themselves to be caught by hand.
It was supposed to be inhabited; its latitude, by observation, was about 101/2 deg.

S.From this island they proceeded all night under very little sail, because the wind blew fresh in their stern, and the great number of birds that passed them proved that land was near.
On the 2nd of March, land was discovered to the W.It was an island six leagues round, which offered but a bad anchorage.