Rabida Island (also formerly known as Jervis Island) is an Ecuadorian island that forms part of the archipelago of the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is located south of Santiago Island, northeast of Isabela, and northwest of Santa Cruz, about 965 km (600 miles) off the firm coast of Ecuador. It bears the name of the Convent of La Rábida, where Christopher Columbus left his son during his voyage of conquest to America. The previous name in English was by a British admiral of century XVIII of name John Jervis