Captain and writer, Luis Delgado Bañon (Murcia 1956) is the author of a large number of historical essays. He entered the general corps of the navy at 16 and since then has been linked to the sea, being ship's captain for over 40 years. In the field of fiction he as published over 20 novels. He is regional director of the Institute of Naval History and Culture in the Mediterranean, and until his retirement was director of the Naval Museum of Cartagena.
He is considered one of the best historical fiction writers on the Spanish navy.