Bernal
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Bernal is a Spanish
form of Bernard, and may refer to:
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
form of Bernard, and may refer to:
People
- Bernal de Foix, 1st Count of Medinaceli, Spanish military officer
- Bernal Díaz del CastilloBernal Díaz del CastilloBernal Díaz del Castillo was a conquistador, who wrote an eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards for Hernán Cortés, himself serving as a rodelero under Cortés.-Early life:...
(c. 1492–1581), a Spanish conquistador - Agostino BernalAgostino BernalAgostino Bernal was a Spanish Jesuit theologian.-Life:He entered the Society of Jesus in 1603 when sixteen years old. A classical scholar, he taught humanities and rhetoric with success...
, Spanish Jesuit theologian - Agustín BernalAgustín BernalAgustín Bernal is a Mexican actor, director, writer, and producer, mostly known for his frequent appearances in Mexican urban westerns, action films, and crime thrillers...
, a Mexican film actor - Alejandra Bernal, Argentinian miss
- Alejandro BernalAlejandro BernalAlejandro Bernal is a Colombian footballer who plays for Independiente Santa Fe.He can play as defensive midfielder. He was a starter on the Colombian Sub 20 that failed to qualify for the 2007 World Cup.-References:...
, Colombian football player - Andy BernalAndy BernalAndrew Bernal is a former professional football defender, and later football agent and personal assistant for David Beckham.-Club career:...
, Australian football player - Anselmo Zarza BernalAnselmo Zarza BernalAnselmo Zarza Bernal is a Roman Catholic Bishop in Mexico.He was ordained a priest in 1939. He was the Bishop of Linares from 1962 to 1966 and the Bishop of Leon, Mexico from 1966 to 1992.-References:* *...
, Mexican Roman Catholic bishop - Cassie BernallCassie BernallCassie René Bernall was a student killed in the Columbine High School massacre, at age 17.Initial reports suggested that one of the assailants, either Eric Harris or Dylan Klebold, asked Bernall if she believed in God moments before fatally shooting her. She was reported to have answered "Yes, I...
(1981-1999), a student killed in the Columbine High School massacre - Celso Aguirre BernalCelso Aguirre BernalCelso Aguirre Bernal was a Mexican writer and historian. He was born in Puerto de Canoas, Sinaloa in 1916 and died in 1997 in Mexicali, where he had lived since the 1950s....
, Mexican writer - David "Elsewhere" Bernal (1979), an American popping dancer
- Diana BernalDiana BernalDiana Rosalía Bernal Ladrón de Guevara is a Mexican jurist and politician who has served in the lower house of the Mexican Congress.Bernal studied law at the Ibero-American University...
, Mexican politician - Gabriel BernalGabriel BernalGabriel Bernal was a retired WBC Flyweight Champion. He held the title for 6 months in 1984.-Pro career:...
, Mexican boxer - Gael García BernalGael García BernalGael García Bernal is a Mexican film actor and director.-Early life:García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Ángel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom his mother married when García Bernal was...
(1978—), a Mexican film actor - Heraclio BernalHeraclio BernalHeraclio Bernal was a bandit from the Sinaloa region of Mexico. He is widely known as the "Thunderbolt of Sinaloa."-Bandit years:Bernal led a group of pistoleros, who operated along the mining zones of the Sierra Madre Occidental, dominating parts of Sinaloa and Durango...
, Mexican bandit - Ignacio BernalIgnacio BernalIgnacio Bernal was an eminent Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist.Bernal excavated much of Monte Albán, originally starting as a student of Alfonso Caso, and later led major archeological projects at Teotihuacan. In 1965 he excavated Dainzú...
(1910-1992), Mexican anthropologist and archaeologist - Ishmael BernalIshmael BernalIshmael Bernal was an acclaimed Filipino film, stage and television director. He was also an actor and screenwriter...
(1938–1996), a Filipino filmmaker - Jair BernalJair BernalJair Humberto Bernal Sepúlveda is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19891992...
(1968-), a Colombian road cyclist - Jesús Aparicio-BernalJesús Aparicio-BernalJesús Aparicio-Bernal Sánchez is a Spanish politician who began his career under the regime of Francisco Franco.- Biography :...
, Spanish politician - Jéssica Bernal, A Paz Mundial
- J D Bernal (1901–1971), Irish-born scientist and British Communist
- Jorge BernalJorge BernalJorge Bernal Alarcón is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays with Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz as a goalkeeper.-External links:...
, a Mexican football player - José BernalJosé BernalJosé Bernal was a Cuban-American artist. He was born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in the former province of Las Villas and became a naturalized U.S.A. citizen in 1980....
(1925-), a Cuban-American artist - José Daniel BernalJosé Daniel BernalJosé Daniel Bernal García is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921997José Daniel Bernal García is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1992...
(1973-), a Colombian road cyclist - José Ortiz BernalJosé Ortiz BernalJosé Ortiz Bernal is a Spanish footballer who plays for UD Almería in the Spanish second division, usually as a forward.-Football career:...
, a Spanish football player - Joyce E. BernalJoyce E. BernalJoyce Bernal is a film and television director in the Philippines who started as a film editor for Viva Films in 1994.Bernal is a single mother to her daughter Liam.-Filmography :...
, a Filipina director - Juan Bernal PonceJuan Bernal PonceJuan Bernal Ponce was a Chilean born Costa Rican architect.Bernal was born in Valparaíso. He went on to study at the School of Fine Arts in Viña del Mar in 1954...
, a Costa Rican architect - Juan Carlos Echeverry BernalJuan Carlos EcheverryJuan Carlos Echeverry is a Colombian operatic tenor. He was born in Manizales, Colombia.-Education and profession:...
, Colombian tenor - Julio Ernesto BernalJulio Ernesto BernalJulio Ernesto Bernal González is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2002.-Career:1991199219931994199619971998199920002001-References:...
, a Colombian road cyclist - Kris BernalKris BernalKristine Ann Tan Bernal, better known by her screen name Kris Bernal , is a Filipina actress who became known as one of the finalists of StarStruck.-Television:-Movies:-External links:**...
, a Filipina actress - Léo Bernal,Brasileiro Melhor 10 Da liga Buriti .
- Lorena BernalLorena BernalLorena Bernal Pascual is an actress and model with Argentine and Spanish nationality.-Early life:...
, an Argentinian-Spanish beauty queen and actress - Lorenzo Bernal del MercadoLorenzo Bernal del MercadoLorenzo Bernal del Mercado was a Spanish captain who was one of the more successful soldiers in the Arauco War in Chile rising to the rank of Maestre de Campo and temporary Capitán General of the Captaincy General of Chile....
, a Spanish captain - Marcelino Bernal, a Mexican football player
- Martin BernalMartin BernalMartin Gardiner Bernal is a Professor Emeritus of Government and Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University. He is a scholar of modern Chinese political history...
(1937—), a British academic and author - Miguel Bernal JiménezMiguel Bernal JiménezMiguel Bernal Jiménez was a Mexican composer, organist, pedagogist and musicologist.He is widely regarded as the best representative of 20th century Mexican religious music, in addition to his important contributions to the Mexican nationalist music movement...
(1910–1956), Mexican composer, organist, pedagogist and musicologist - Paulino BernalPaulino BernalPaulino Bernal is an accordion player and Christian evangelist. He was a member of the Tejano Tex-Mex group Conjunto Bernal....
, American accordion player - Ralph BernalRalph BernalRalph Bernal was a British Whig politician and art collector. His family were Sephardi Jews of Spanish origin, but he was baptised at St Olave Hart Street in London....
, English MP - Ralph Bernal OsborneRalph Bernal OsborneRalph Bernal Osborne, MP , born and baptised with the name of Ralph Bernal, Jr., was a British Liberal politician.-Life:...
(1808–1882), a British Liberal politician - Ricardo Acevedo BernalRicardo Acevedo BernalRicardo Acevedo Bernal was a Colombian painter and musician. He was director of the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, a professor of painting and was well known also for his portraits such as those of noblemen, including Antonio Narino and the first Colombian President Simon Bolivar...
, Colombian painter - Rodrigo BernalRodrigo BernalRodrigo Bernal González is a Colombian botanist who specialises in the palm family. Bernal is a faculty member at the Institute of Natural Sciences, National University of Colombia. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Aarhus in 1996.Bernal has published over sixty works on palm...
, Colombian botanist - Sergio BernalSergio BernalSergio Arturo Bernal Hernández is a retired Mexican football player.He currently played as a goalkeeper for Club Universidad Nacional, a Mexico City team commonly known as the Pumas. He joined the Pumas in 1988 from the UNAM Fuerzas Basicas...
, Mexican football player - Victor BernalVictor BernalVictor Hugo Bernal was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. Bernal was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 6th round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for the San Diego Padres for 15 games during the 1977 San Diego Padres season.-External links:...
, Major League Baseball pitcher
Geography
- Peña de Bernal, the second-largest monolithMonolithA monolith is a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock, or a single piece of rock placed as, or within, a monument...
in the world- Bernal, QuerétaroBernal, QuerétaroSan Sebastián Bernal, better known as Bernal, is a colonial village in the Mexican state of Querétaro. It was founded in 1642 by spanish soldier Alonso Cabrera....
, Mexico, (San Sebastián Bernal) site of the Peña de Bernal
- Bernal, Querétaro
- Bernal HeightsBernal Heights, San Francisco, California-Location:Bernal Heights lies to the south of San Francisco's Mission District. Its most prominent feature is the open parkland and microwave tower on its large rocky hill, Bernal Heights Summit...
, neighborhood of San Francisco, United States- Bernal Heights SummitBernal Heights SummitBernal Heights Summit or Bernal Heights Hill is a hill in San Francisco, California the neighborhood of Bernal Heights. Upper elevations are part of Bernal Hill Park, a component of San Francisco Recreation and Parks; a property at the highest elevation is privately owned and houses an equipment...
, a nearby hill
- Bernal Heights Summit
- Bernal SubbasinBernal SubbasinThe Bernal Subbasin is an aquifer located in the southwestern corner of Livermore Valley Groundwater Basin, Alameda County, California, USA. All of the groundwater in Livermore Valley moves toward the Bernal Subbasin, which is bounded on the east by Pleasanton Fault, on the north by the Park...
, an aquifer in California, United States - Augustin Bernal ParkAugustin Bernal ParkAugustin Bernal Park is a park in the hills southwest of Pleasanton, California.The park was donated to the city in 1971 by Walter S. Johnson, and connects to Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. The hike up the Valley View Trail features panoramic views of the city of Pleasanton.Access to the park's...
, a park in Pleasanton, California - Bernal, ArgentinaBernal, ArgentinaBernal is a city located in the northeast of Quilmes in the province of Buenos Aires, approximately 10 miles south of the city of Buenos Aires. It is the second largest and most populated city in the Partido of Quilmes...
- Bernal DistrictBernal DistrictBernal District is one of six districts of the province of Sechura in Peru.-References:...
, Peru
Other
- Bernal LectureBernal LectureThe Bernal Lecture was an annual lecture on the social function of science organised by the Royal Society of London and endowed by Professor John Desmond Bernal. It was last delivered in 2004, after which it was merged with the Wilkins Lecture and Medawar Lecture to form the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar...
, organised by the Royal Society of London - Bernal/Singleton Transfer LocationBernal/Singleton Transfer LocationBernal/Singleton Transfer Location is a bus-only station located along Bernal Drive and Singleton Blvd. in Dallas, Texas . It will become a future rail station on the west rail line towards Grand Prairie as part of DART's 2030 Transit System Plan....
, a bus station in Dallas, Texas - Bernal sphereBernal sphereA Bernal sphere is a type of space habitat intended as a long-term home for permanent residents, first proposed in 1929 by John Desmond Bernal....
, a type of space habitat - Bernal v. FainterBernal v. FainterBernal v. Fainter, 467 U.S. 216 , is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Equal Protection Clause prohibited the state of Texas from barring noncitizens from applying for commission as a notary public....
, a 1984 US Supreme Court case