▁that ▁they ▁named ▁" P la cer es ", ▁perhaps ▁A il uk ; ▁ten ▁le agues ▁away , ▁they ▁sight ed ▁another ▁island ▁that ▁they ▁called ▁" P aj ares " ▁( per haps ▁J emo ). ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁they ▁sight ed ▁another ▁island ▁at ▁ 1 0 ° N ▁that ▁they ▁called ▁" Cor ral es " ▁( poss ibly ▁W oth o ). ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁sight ed ▁another ▁low ▁island , ▁perhaps ▁U jel ang , ▁at ▁ 1 0 ° N , ▁where ▁they ▁described ▁the ▁people ▁on ▁" Bar bud os ". ▁After ▁that , ▁ships ▁including ▁the ▁San ▁Jer on imo , ▁Los ▁Re yes ▁and ▁Tod os ▁los ▁Santos ▁also ▁visited ▁the ▁islands ▁in ▁different ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁island ers ▁had ▁no ▁imm unity ▁to ▁European ▁dise ases ▁and ▁many ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish . ▁ ▁Other ▁European ▁contact ▁ ▁Captain ▁John ▁Charles ▁Marshall ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Gilbert ▁visited ▁the ▁islands ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁The ▁islands ▁were ▁named ▁for ▁Marshall ▁on ▁Western ▁charts , ▁although ▁the ▁n atives ▁have ▁histor ically ▁named ▁their ▁home ▁" jo let ▁j en ▁An ij " ▁( G ifts ▁from ▁God ). ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁Russian ▁expl orer ▁Adam ▁Johann ▁von ▁Kr us enst ern ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁expl orer ▁Louis ▁Is id ore ▁Du per rey ▁named ▁the ▁islands ▁after ▁John ▁Marshall