Marshall Islands
On September 21, 1529, Alvaro de Saavedra Ceron commanded the Spanish ship Florida, on his second attempt to recross the Pacific from the Maluku Islands. He stood off a group of islands from which local inhabitants hurled stones at his ship. These islands, which he named "Los Pintados", may have been Ujelang. On October 1, he found another group of islands where he went ashore for eight days, exchanged gifts with the local inhabitants and took on water. These islands, which he named "Los Jardines", may have been Enewetak or Bikini Atoll.
What was the name given to the islands reached by Ceron in October of 1529?
Los Jardines
These islands, which he named "Los Jardines", may have been Enewetak or Bikini Atoll.
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