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October-November Miraflores Book Events

Upcoming in San Antonio and Austin

Cuauhtémoc, by LL Sanchez. Photo © Anne Elise Urrutia

University of Texas at San Antonio

Friday, October 28 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Miraflores, garden of an artist-scientist

A presentation by Anne Elise Urrutia, author of “Miraflores, San Antonio’s Mexican Garden of Memory” to the College of Liberal and Fine Arts, on the multi-faceted garden of Dr. Aureliano Urrutia. Dr. Urrutia was a prominent physician from Mexico City, who created Miraflores garden after immigrating to San Antonio from Mexico in 1914.

Hosted by Dr. Glenn Martinez, Dean of COLFA, and Dr. Wendy Barker, Poet-in Residence and Pearl LeWinn Endowed Chair in Creative Writing. Free and open to the public.

UTSA McKinney Humanities Building, Room 3.02.18


Coyolxauqui, the moon goddess, by LL Sanchez. Photo © Anne Elise Urrutia

Texas Book Festival

Sunday, November 6, 2022 from 12:15 to 1 p.m.

Miraflores: a conversation with the author

Join Anne Elise Urrutia, author of “Miraflores, San Antonio’s Mexican Garden of Memory” in conversation discussing Miraflores, del pasado al futuro. Free and open to the public.

The Contemporary Austin-Jones Center

Austin, Texas


Photo of author by Josh Huskin.

Published October 8, 2022.