Awards and Recognitions
Among the many awards and recognitions bestowed upon her are the following:
- Professor Emerita - University of Puerto Rico - 1973
- Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa - Interamerican University - 1975
- Outstanding Leadership Award - President Ronald W. Reagan - 1984
- Golden Book - Exchange Club of Rio Piedras
Barbosa was also a member of various organizations, including The Royal Spanish Academy of History, Dean of Puerto Rican Historians and The Academy of Arts and Sciences in Puerto Rico. In 1993, she was named by the Legislative Assembly to the position of Official Historian of Puerto Rico which was re-established that year.
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