Julio Allo was born March 6, 1948 in a small town called Lage, La Coruna on the coast of Spain.

He spent most of his childhood on fishing boats with his family where he developed a love for the sea and its beautiful boats. He was next to the youngest of 23 children. As a child, his first glimpse of a wooden ship was in the local church. Inspiration came soon after where he then built and carved his own ship at the age of six. This small ship was a beginning of a lifetime dedicated to a passion for creating maritime art.

Julio Allo was raised and educated in Spain where he joined the Spanish Navy in 1968 at the age of twenty. He then joined the Merchant Marines in 1970. While serving the Merchant Marines, he arrived in Corpus Christi, Texas where he met his wife of 35 years. His first unnamed creation came in 1975. Following this small creation, he built replicas of The Royal Charles, The Sovereign of the Sea, and The Black Sea. Then he decided to build two of Christopher Columbus' most famous ships, La Santa Maria and La Nina. In his eighth year of marriage, he welcomed his first and only son, and three years later his only daughter. While raising two children and working a full time job, he continued to slowly enhance his craftsmanship. During this time he visited his children's schools to show both replicas of the Christopher Columbus fleet.

Julio Allo spent about 40 years perfecting his skill on medium sized ships. He created his first museum sized replica in 1995 called Seafaring Fire Power which took approximately four years to build. While working on Seafaring Fire Power, he created The Galicia which was his own vision in honor of his village in Spain. He then channeled his love for building ships based on more historic replicas such as Circumnavigator (Golden Hinde), New Vision Constitution (The USS Constitution), and an actual replica of The Saint Luis. For his 52nd birthday, his daughter decided to get him a very special present. That present was e-mailing a local editor for the Corpus Christi Caller Times and sharing the story of her father's ship-building art. The editor featured him on the front page of the Local section in the Corpus Christi Caller Times newspaper.

This particular article grabbed the attention of former hotel Manager, Jim Snow, of the Omni Bayfront hotel. This hotel is a very prominent establishment in downtown Corpus Christi. It is known for its lavish hotel rooms and pricey suites. He contacted Julio Allo in hopes of having him display these ships in the lobby of his hotel. Julio Allo was ecstatic that his art would finally be on display for everyone to see. After the ships were featured in the hotel, Mr. Allo wanted to create more ships, more detailed and even bigger than his past creations. He took on the making of The Challenger, Heraldic Lion (Golden Lion), and The Victory. During this time, a doctor to the celebrities based in Long Island, was visiting Corpus Christi for a wedding and was staying at the Omni Bayfront hotel. He contacted Julio Allo in hopes of being able to purchase The Saint Luis and The Galicia, the two most elaborate and colorful of his fleet. Julio Allo sold both ships to him and hand delivered them to his home in Oyster Bay.

These ships were delivered in April of 2001, approximately one year after his debut in the local newspaper. About 5 months after he delivered the ship, tragedy struck the nation. That day later became known as, 9/11 National Day of Prayer and Remembrance. After mourning the loss of all of our fellow Americans, Julio Allo became inspired to build a ship to commemorate all of the fallen heroes and citizens that died that day. He started to work on a special project devoted to the whole world to remember 9/11.

While working on the 9/11 commemorative ship, he was offered to give a speech at the Glass Pavillion located in the Omni Bayfront hotel. That speech gave him hope that one day he will be able to tell the whole world about his creations. Today, Julio Allo sits at home still carving and creating. He is now 59 years old and hopes to share his art with the world, one ship at a time.