Eugene Lyon

Eugene Lyon holds a doctorate in Latin-American History from the University of Florida, and is a specialist in the sixteenth-century Spanish presence in North America, and in the Spanish maritime trade system, the Carrera de las Indias.

His published books or monographs include The Enterprise of Florida, The Search for the Atocha, Santa Elena: A Brief History of the Colony, Pedro Menédez de Avilés: a Sourcebook, and a monograph about the reconstruction of the historic ship Los tres Reyes Magos.

For thirteen years, Lyon directed the Center for Historic Research at Flagler College. The Center operates a database from microfilmed primary documents from a variety of Spanish and American archives.