November 23, 2018. A first poem in Spanish, reflecting upon an experience in Xochimilco. 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 >>>
April 26, 2023. Join us Saturday, May 13, JUNE 24, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. for the Conservation Society’s Historic Preservation Month Seminar on Miraflores. With Logan Wagner, PhD, FAIA, Anne Elise Urrutia, and Claudia Guerra. We will explore Miraflores’ cultural and historical significance, and motivations and challenges for the garden’s potential restoration. FREE to the community. Read more >>>
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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>>>