Rafael Corrales Ayala Espinoza (14 September 1925 â 27 January 2015) was a Mexican lawyer and politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as governor of Guanajuato from 1985 to 1991.
Prior to his election as governor, he served three terms in the Chamber of Deputies for Guanajuato's 1st district: 1949âÂÂ1952 (41st Congress), 1955âÂÂ1958 (43rd Congress), and 1979âÂÂ1982 (51st Congress). He was the President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1956. From 1964 to 1970, he was also the general manager of the National Lottery.
He died in Mexico City on 27 January 2015.