Magdalenas

The Magdalenas are a group of islands in the Pacific off the coast of Nayarit, later known as the Islas Marías. In 1532 Diego Hurtado de Mendoza sailed north on an expedition sent by Hernán Cortés and gave the archipelago the name Magdalenas. His voyage continued along the coast amid storms, shortages and mutiny, and ended in disaster for the ships and their crews.