obscured the mountain. It was subsequently visible for another 90 minutes. being seen by about forty spectators, but in the afternoon when we returned to the same point we could see nothing on account of the heavy rain." In his Noticias, Vol I, 1772, chronicler Viera y Clavijo wrote: "A few years ago while returning from the Americas, the captain of a ship of the Canary Fleet believed he saw La Palma appear and, having set his course for Tenerife based on his sighting, was astonished to find the real La Palma materialize in the distance next morning." Viera adds that a similar entry is made in the diaries of Colonel don Roberto de Rivas, who made the observation that his ship "having been close to the island of La Palma in the afternoon, and not arriving there until late the next day", the officer was forced to conclude that "the wind and current must have been extraordinarily unfavourable during the night." Further expeditions were organised in the search for the island, but from the 19th century onwards, reported sightings of San Borondon became less frequent. In popular culture In Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Saint Brendan's Island is identified with Vinland, which in the game's world is located in upstate New York. See also Annwn Atlantis Brasil (mythical island) Fata Morgana (mirage) Tír na nÓg Ys Fiddler’s Green Notes Mythological islands Phantom islands of the Atlantic Islands of the North Atlantic Ocean Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact Christian folklore