Aganduru Moriz recounts that in 1521, Ache was in command of the Bruneian fleet when they chanced upon what remained of the Magellan expedition, under the command of Sebastian Elcano,
[7] somewhere off the southeastern tip of Borneo.
[1] Rizal notes that Ache had just won a naval victory at the time, and Rizal and Dery
[1]both say Ache was on his way to marry a cousin – a ritual which Scott describes as the usual way that nobles at that time gained influence and power.
[2] (Luciano PR Santiago notes that this practice helps explain the close interrelationships among the ruling houses in Manila, Brunei and Sulu.)
[1]
Dery notes that Ache's decision to attack must have been influenced by a desire to bring Elcano's ship back to Manila bay,
[1] for use as leverage against his cousin, the ruler of Tondo.
[1]
Elcano, however, was able to defeat Ache.
[7] As a result, Ache was captured and brought onboard Elcano's ship.
[7] According to Scott,
[2] Ache was eventually released after a ransom was paid.
[2]