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Melchor Díaz

Spanish explorer

  • Fame38.8
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  • Wikipedia197
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Lived 1500–1541, aged 41Spain
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  • Era
    1500–1541
    Aged 41
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Updated 2026-07-21

Melchor Díaz was a Spanish conquistador who was Governor of Culiacan. He is best known for leading a 25-man auxiliary party during the 1540 Coronado expedition. In December 1540 Díaz crossed the Colorado River which he named the Rio de Tizon, making him the first European in the modern state of California to set foot and explore west of the Colorado River, reaching mudpots near Cerro Prieto, and in the Imperial Valley.

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