United States Army Luis Ernesto González Vales (May 11, 1930 – October 21, 2023) was a Puerto Rican historian.

He served as liaison officer and platoon leader with the 1st battalion 101st Cavalry Regiment in the New York National Guard in 1963.

In 1983 he was appointed Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard by governor Carlos Romero Barceló.

As Adjutant General, González Vale bade farewell to Pope John Paul II as he departed Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico on October 12, 1984.

González Vales hosted a major international convention of historians in April, 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.