Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón was one of the Spanish explorers in the Pacific Ocean. It is unknown the exact date and place of birth, but known to be born in the late 15th century or 16th century in Spain. Hernán Cortés was a relative, whom he accompanied to New Spain in 1526.
In 1527, Hernán Cortés prepared a new expedition aimed to find a new land in the South Sea or (Pacific Ocean) and commissioned his cousin Alvaro de Saavedra who took over the new expedition.
On October 31, 1527, they sailed from Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, New Spain the three ships heading to Pacific, crossed the South Sea, toured the northern coast of New Guinea, which was named Isla del Oro. On October 3, 1528 they arrived in the Moluccas, only one of the vessels survived. In their attempt to return to New Spain, they were diverted by the northeast trade winds that threw them back to the Moluccas.[1]
A few days later Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón tried again the second time by navigating back down south. His ship shored in New Guinea, one of the Pacific Islands known at that time, they received some food and water from the natives and they sailed again northeast where they discovered the Marshall Islands and Admiralty Islands.
After that, they arrived in the island of Eniwetok, where they continued the journey northeast and were surprised again by northeast trade winds, which led them to the Moluccas for the third time.
In 1529, trying again to go back to the New Spain, they were surprised by a bad weather and their ship was wrecked in a big storm.
For the problem of sailing from Asia to Mexico see Manila galleon.