November 23, 2018. A first poem in Spanish, reflecting upon an experience in Xochimilco. Read more >>>
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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 >>>
June 11, 2023. On the occasion of Dr. Aureliano Urrutia’s birthday this month, here is a tribute given on the occassion of his 48th birthday, in 1920, by the esteemed writer Nemesio García Naranjo, an attorney, writer, and friend of Urrutia’s both in México and in exile here in San Antonio. Feliz cumpleaños y descanse en paz… Read more >>>
November 23, 2018. A first poem in Spanish, reflecting upon an experience in Xochimilco. Read more >>>
October 20, 2018. Last year, on Día de los Muertos, I ventured over to San Fernando Cemetery to place the beautiful traditional Mexican marigolds, cempasuchitl, at the graves of three Urrutia generations. This year, the spirit of Día de los Muertos visited me a bit earlier, initiated by a trip to Xochimilco, Mexico in early October to meet friends face to face for the first time. Recovering memories of Dr. Aureliano Urrutia in Xochimilco and San Antonio…Read more>>>
August 4, 2018. Several familia Urrutia photographs are exhibited along with hundreds of other historic images of San Antonio. One shows the 1971 demolition of the Clínica Urrutia y Farmacia as a result of "urban renewal." Dr. Aureliano Urrutia built the nearly square-block clinical complex in 1926 at the northeast corner of Houston and Laredo. 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>>>
May 22, 2018. If you're a Texas Public Radio fan, then you probably heard Jack Morgan's story on Miraflores this past Friday. Jack interviewed me about Dr. Aureliano Urrutia’s garden, and expertly wove together an overview of family history and current restoration efforts at this unique garden. Read more>>>
April 13, 2018. La Prensa recently covered Miraflores and my upcoming book. This is a special story for me, because for the first time in recent history La Prensa has featured Miraflores and and the story is in Spanish. Read more>>>
March 31, 2018. Join me, Elise Urrutia, this Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the Igo Branch Library for a presentation on Miraflores: Dr. Urrutia's Lost Garden. I will read from my upcoming book entitled Jardín mexicano de la memoria~Miraflores~a Mexican garden of memory. Read more>>>
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 »»