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 >>>
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 >>>
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>>>
May 25, 2019. Announcing the publisher of my book about Dr. Aureliano Urrutia’s garden of Miraflores. Also, the 150th anniversary celebration of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word honors early supporters, including la familia Urrutia. Read more>>>
