November 1772 wurde das Atoll außerdem von Domingo de Boenechea angefahren, der ihm den Namen "Isla de Todos los Santos" "(Allerheiligen-Insel)" gab. ###>Later, Anaa was visited by Spanish explorer Domingo de Boenechea, on November 1 of 1772, who called it "Isla de Todos los Santos" (All Saints Island) because they arrived on All Saints' Day.