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 »
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 >>>
All in Quinta Urrutia
October 28, 2022. In 1920s San Antonio, only one person loved colorful Mexican tile as much as Urrutia…He would have noticed Urrutia’s collection of Talavera in the garden, near the entrance to the house. Read more>>>
October 21, 2022. Luis Sanchez Lopez arrived in San Antonio around 1920. He began working in sculpture in his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico, moved to San Antonio, and caught the eye of Dr. Aureliano Urrutia. He went on to create some remarkable works in concrete, at Miraflores and elsewhere. Read more >>>
