Published: August 28, 2010 Headed by Juan Carballo, the
remaining Spaniards left Cebu for bohol. There the survivors
burned the Conception off the coast of Bohol, because there were
not enough men to navigate her. On the two remaining ships-the
Victoria and the Trinidad-they cruised through the Visayas and
the Sulu Sea. They reached Palawan and there found plenty of
fresh foods provisions. From Palawan, they proceeded south to
Borneo where they captured a native warboat. From Brunei, where
they were well received by Sultan Siripada, they continued their
voyage. At last, on November 9 1951, with the help of a native
pilot, the survivors reached Tidore, an island in the Moluccas
in present day Indonesia. There they gathered a rich cargo of
spices and resumed their voyage home. The commanders of the two
ships agreed toseparate. The Victoria, piloted by Sebastian del
Cano, was to sail back to Spainby way of the cape of Good Hope;
the Trinidad under the command of Gomez de Espinosa, was to
cross the Pacific Ocean