The Bernal family name has its origin in France where, after step Inlgaterra and Ireland during the Norman Conquest around 1000 AD French name derived from Barnard, like many others that result from the same French name such as Bernard, Bernard and Bearnald Bernales.

The name Barnard estubo widespread in France.

In Spain the surname Bernal has its origin in Murcia, Ramon Bernal Lord of Castelnuovo is the origin of the surname Bernal in this region.

At the time of the conquest of America stands Brnal Diaz del Castillo was born in Medina del Campo in 1486 and died in Guatemala in 1554.

He took part in numerous battles for new world highlighting their participation alongside Hernan Cortes in the conquest of Aztec territory.