Ladrones Islands Small 276×320 Medium 551×640 Large 882×1024 Download TIFF Original 2068×2400 | (1.1 MB) Description The Ladrones islands, meaning "Islands of Thieves." Currently they are named the Mariana Islands. Magellan discovered this group of islands. Keywords islands, islas de los ladrones Galleries 1492-1606 Exploration, Other Pacific Islands Source: Narrative and Critical History of American (New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1886)II:611