rate, workers' compensation and limited working hours. Barceló, also played a principal role in the establishment of "The School of Tropical Medicine", "The Federal Penitentiary", "The Antituberculosis Sanctuary" and numerous other centers. He introduced the proper legislation which permitted the construction of the Puerto Rico State Capitol. During his tenure as president of the Puerto Rico Senate. In 1928, Columbia University of New York, honored Barceló by bestowing upon him an Honorary Doctorate of Law. His memory has been honored by Puerto Rico by naming public buildings and schools after him, including the Antonio R. Barceló Legislative Building which previously housed the School of Tropical Medicine and the Department of Natural Resources. His philosophy remains relevant nearly a century later, as evidenced by references to it in contemporary political and journalistic commentary. See also List of Puerto Ricans Senate of Puerto Rico References Further reading Puerto Rico Por Encima de Todo: Vida y Obra de Antonio R. Barceló, 1868-1938; by: Dr. Delma S. Arrigoitia; Publisher: Ediciones Puerto (January 2008); External links El Nuevo Dia Protagonistas de la Guerra Hispano Americana en Puerto Rico Parte II 1868 births 1938 deaths Burials at Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery People from Fajardo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican people of Catalan descent Union of Puerto Rico politicians Members of the Senate of Puerto Rico Presidents of the Senate of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican nationalists Puerto Rican party leaders Puerto Rican independence activists