Asia, and Europe promoting friendship between those regions and the United States. When Felisa Rincón de Gautier died in San Juan, aged 97, on September 16, 1994, she was given the burial honors of a head of state. Dignitaries from all over the world attended her funeral service. Felisa Rincón de Gautier was buried at the Capital Municipal Cemetery in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Honors In both Puerto Rico and the United States, numerous public structures and avenues have been named in honor of Rincón de Gautier. There is a Felisa Rincón de Gautier Museum and a parking lot with the name of Doña Fela on Calle Recinto Sur in Old San Juan. In New York City, both the Felisa Rincón de Gautier Institute for Law & Public Policy in the Bronx and a public school (PS 376) in Brooklyn, New York, are named in her honor. 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 12 women, who by virtue of their merits and legacies, stand out in the history of Puerto Rico. Rincón de Gautier was among those who were honored. In 2019, Felisa Rincón de Gautier was highlighted by MSNBC for her outstanding political and humanitarian accomplishments as a notable American. On March 14, 2019, The Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) honored Felisa Rincón de Gautier with the Distinguished Woman award. Dona Felisa received recognition from multiple governments such as France (Medal of Joan of Arc), Spain (Gold Medal of Honor), and Ecuador (Gold Medal of Honor). Ancestry See also List of mayors of San Juan, Puerto Rico List of Puerto Ricans History of women in Puerto Rico Notes References Further reading External links El Nuevo Dia 1897 births 1994 deaths People from Ceiba, Puerto Rico Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians Mayors of San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican suffragists Puerto Rican activists Puerto Rican women in politics Puerto Rican Roman Catholics Women mayors of places in Puerto Rico 20th-century Puerto Rican businesspeople Puerto Rican feminists 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians