Bernardo de la Torre

He participated in Ruy López de Villalobos's failed expedition to establish a greater Spanish presence in the East Indies.

Stuck for months on the eastern side of Mindanao, the expedition ran low on supplies, suffered repeated accidents, and was discovered and ordered to leave by the Portuguese.

Attempting a new northern route, De la Torre discovered the Volcano Islands—which he named after an eruption active as he passed—before being forced to turn back from lack of water and high storm waves.

[3] In the course of his journey, De la Torre found some islets like modern-day Okinotorishima (which he named Parece Vela[5]) and, possibly, Marcus Island.

[3][6] He reached Leyte and Samar before the end of August and passed through the Marianas in September, sighting three islands that were probably the uninhabited northern groups of Farallon, Anatahan, and Sarigan.