 On their way, both ships met with storms in the latitude of 38° and at 600 leguas from the Philippines, and suffered great hardship.After nine months at sea, after many of the men had died and much of the merchandise had been thrown overboard, the "San Geronimo" put back to the Philippines, off the islands of Catenduanes, outside of the channel of Espiritu Santo, and there was wrecked, although the crew was saved.The flagship ""Sancta Margarita", after the death of the general and most of the crew, ported at the Ladrones Islands (Guam) and anchored at Zarpana.