JOURNAL OF GALLEGO. 231 



many reefs. It ?s in latitude 11|-^ and it lies two leagues south-east 

 from the extremity of San Christobal. 



" On the 11th of this month, we went from this island to the 

 other island which lies with it north-north-west and south-south- 

 east,^ a short league distant from it.^ It is distant 3 leagues, east- 

 by-south, from the end of San Christobal ; and is in latitude 11° 36'. 

 We named it Santa Anna; it is called Hapa^ in the language of the 

 natives. It is 7 leagues in circuit ; and is a low round island with 

 an eminence in the centre, like a castle ; it is well peopled, having 

 abundant provisions, with pigs and hens of Castile ; and there is a 

 very good port on the east side.* 



" On arriving there, we landed the people, and the Indians com- 

 menced to attack us.^ On an Indian being killed, they began to fly, 

 and deserted the town. Our men entered the houses in search of 

 provisions, but they found only three hogs, as all the rest had been 

 placed in safety. x\t nightfall we embarked in the brigantine and 

 stood off the land ; and all the night we heard no sound except the 

 crowing of many cocks. The next morning, which was the 13th of 

 July, we landed the people to obtain more provisions to carry back 

 for the sick in the ships ; and when the Indians saw our people 

 landing, they got into ambush. I was left with four soldiers in 

 charge of the brigantine. The Indians, with loud cries, began to 

 attack our men, discharging many darts and arrows. Their bodies 

 were painted with red stripes, and they had branches on their 

 heads.^ They wounded three Spaniards and a negro of mine ; and 

 also the ofiicer in command, Francisco Mufioz, a dart piercing the 

 shield and arm and projecting a hand's breadth on the other side of 

 the shield. Rallying our men, we attacked them valiantly, killing 

 some Indians and wounding many others, so that they abandoned 

 the place and fled. We burned the town, and took water. From 

 the higher gi'ound near b}^ we tried to discover any appearance of 



1 This beating is only approximate, the magnetic bearing being nearly north and south. 



2 This distance agrees nearly with that on the chart which is about two miles. Figueroa, 

 in his account, gives the distance as three leagues. 



3 The village, situated on the shores of Port Mary on the west coast of the island, is at 

 present called Sapuna by its inhabitants. Allowing for the variation in the spelling of native 

 names, we can here recognise the Hapa of the Spaniards. Oo-ah or Oa, is the name of the 

 island. 



^ This is a good description of the appearance of this island. The port is, however, on 

 the west side ; and the circumference of the island is not half this amount. 



s " A dar nos guacanara." AVhat "guacanara" means, I can only guess at. 



6 I cannot gather the meaning of this latter part of the sentence and have rendered it 

 literally. The same expression occurs in the account of Figueroa. 



