Which Marshall Islands Were Visited by the Pericon Expedition

Levesque, Rodrigue (1992). "Which Marshall Islands Were Visited by the Pericon Expedition". History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents. Volume 2, Prelude to Conquest, 1561-1595. Gatineau, Quebec: Éditions Lévesque. pp. 335–344. ISBN 0-920201-02-4.

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Abstract: Summary of the islands visited by the Pericón expedition in 1566 by the San Jeronimo. The crew first sighted 17 low islets between 9° and 10° N, probably Erikub or Maloelap, but did not land. In early July they anchored among more than twenty islands, likely in the Namu or Kwajalein sector, where water was scarce. At a third group, identified variously as Ujelang or Enewetak, they encountered tattooed islanders, well-built houses, and cultivated foods. Entering a broad bay enclosed by islets and reefs, Lope Martín and several men were marooned before the ship departed. After storms pushed the vessel toward the Marianas, the crew sighted Guam and continued west to the Philippines.