Melquisedec Angulo Córdova (January 2, 1979 – December 16, 2009) was a Mexican 2nd petty officer with the Navy's Special Forces.

[1][2] Córdova was among the military forces that surrounded an upscale apartment complex harboring Arturo Beltrán Leyva, the cartel leader and one of the three most wanted criminals in Mexico.

His mother, Irma Córdova Palma, was presented a folded flag by Secretary of the Navy Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza.

[5] The killings were believed to be retaliation for the death of Arturo Beltrán-Leyva, as well as a warning against the military forces involved in President Felipe Calderón's war on Mexico's drug cartels.

Experts also questioned whether the retaliation may have been prompted by the decision by authorities to show off pictures of Arturo Beltrán Leyva's dead body.