Dr. Roberto Junco is an archaeologist graduated from the National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH) where he studied a master’s degree and PhD in Archeology. He received a diploma in Historical Archeology from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. He is currently an Affiliated Scholar of the Institute of Nautical Archeology, member of the Society for Historical Archeology, ICUCH and a Institutional Member of ACUA. He has overseen the Underwater Archeology office of INAH since 2017, where he started working in 2004. Among the projects he has directed are: Underwater Archeology in the Volcano Nevado de Toluca; Manila Galleon, Baja California; Maritime Archeology of the Port of Acapulco and Underwater Archeology in Villa Rica. Among his academic interests are the archaeology of Manila Galleons and navigation in colonial times.