{{Short description|Mexican diplomat and writer (1915–1972)}} '''Rafael Bernal''' (28 June 1915 – 17 September 1972) was a Mexican diplomat and novelist, best known for his crime novels, particularly ''The Mongolian Conspiracy''.<ref name="latimes.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-rafael-bernal-20140105-story.html|title='The Mongolian Conspiracy' is classic Rafael Bernal noir|date=January 2, 2014|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Bernal wrote a book titled ''México en Filipinas: estudio de una transculturación'' about the introduction of Mexican culture to the Philippines.<ref name="colmex.mx">[http://biblio-codex.colmex.mx/exlibris/aleph/a21_1/apache_media/H3VVXTA1FMCYMSBNAYA4KE6D8IC3LK.pdf]{{dead link|date=April 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> His brother was the anthropologist and archaeologist Ignacio Bernal.
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