November 2, 2024. From San Antonio, Texas to North Adams, Massachusetts, Día de los Muertos brings a remembrance of my father, Dr. Aureliano Adolfo Urrutia, and reminds me that Latinx culture lives… Read more »»
August 6, 2023. Dr. Aureliano Urrutia often took on surgeries that no other doctor would attempt. He considered this operation in 1917 to be his most challenging and his most inspired. It was an early success in several fields of surgery and solidified his reputation as a great surgeon; continuing a legacy begun in Mexico as that country’s top physician, and bringing pride to San Antonio as a budding medical city…. Read more >>>
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December 9, 2020. Every change in the surrounding urban landscapes can greatly impact the future of Miraflores, the early-to-mid twentieth century riverside garden created by my great grandfather, Dr. Aureliano Urrutia. Given their new physical proximity, the question is not whether, but how the future paths of UIW and Miraflores will cross….Read more>>>
May 25, 2019. Miraflores’ owners and neighbors are politically powerful and greatly impact this relatively small 4.5 acre piece of land. The City’s Brackenridge Park, the University of the Incarnate Word and nearby private development all have shared and competing interests with each other. Read more>>>
August 2, 2018. Upon initiating construction of the walkway, it became apparent that Urrutia’s design differed significantly from the City’s original plan. Everyone involved in the project marveled this past spring as Urrutia’s original design emerged. Read more>>>
July 30, 2017. Ground crews have carefully uncovered several unexpectedly large walkways that have been buried underneath tons of gravel/dirt (up to 2 feet deep) for almost 40 years. Miraflores was the unique garden expression of Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, who came to San Antonio from Mexico City in 1914. Read more>>>
June 11, 2017. Phase IV will highlight a bronze statue of Urrutia, given to him in 1940 by a grateful patient from Mexico City. Urrutia placed it at the center of a 36-foot reflecting pool and constructed around it an “outdoor room” with a brick walkway encircling the fountain, surrounded by “walls” of trees and shrubs. Read more>>>
May 21, 2025. I will speak about Miraflores and family history on May 25, 3-5 pm at the Eclipse Mill Gallery in North Adams as a part of ArtWeek Berkshires 2025. I am very excited to have the opportunity to tell the story of the marvelous, artistic garden created from 1921-1960 in San Antonio, Texas by my great grandfather, Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, after he immigrated from Mexico City during the Mexican Revolution. Read more »