Hernando de Alarcón discovers Colorado River

Hernando de Alarcón, a Spanish navigator of the 16th century, noted for having led an early expedition to the Baja California peninsula, meant to be coordinated with Francisco Vasquéz de Coronado's overland expedition, and for penetrating the

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando de Alarcón
• Hoig, S., 2013, Came Men on Horses: The Conquistador Expeditions of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and Don Juan de Onate, University Press of Colorado. 352p.