City of Cabo Rojo honored Colberg's memory by naming a Coliseum after her (which became, in 1989, the home of what was Cabo Rojo's BSN team), and in Rio Piedras there is also a Rebekah Colberg Multi-sports Gym. On May 29, 2014, The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico honored 12 illustrious women with plaques in the "La Plaza en Honor a la Mujer Puertorriqueña" (Plaza in Honor of Puerto Rican Women) in San Juan. According to the plaques the following 12 women, who by virtue of their merits and legacies, stand out in the history of Puerto Rico. Colberg was among those who were honored. See also List of Puerto Ricans History of women in Puerto Rico Sports in Puerto Rico References Notes: Further reading ZAMORA, F., & ESCABÍ, I. (1997). Autógrafo: seres ordinarios con vidas extraordinarias : guía del maestro. Colección Autógrafo, 1. [San Juan, P.R.], People Television - book of a TV series (in Spanish). External links famous people from Cabo Rojo 1918 births 1985 deaths Burials at Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery Puerto Rican women's basketball players Puerto Rican softball players National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni People from Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico Teachers College, Columbia University alumni University of Puerto Rico alumni Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Puerto Rico Competitors at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Puerto Rican female track and field athletes 20th-century American women