August 14, 2021. What do these objects from Dr. Urrutia’s garden of Miraflores have in common? A large wrought iron gate with two sentry towers displaying murals of blossoming flowers, a giant bench cloaked in a over 700 tiles, and a statue of an indigenous man shaking his fist toward the heavens.

February 6, 2021. Miraflores, the historic family garden of Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, is reviewed in the Brackenridge Park Cultural Landscape Report, which evaluates its significance and provides important conclusions about the feasibility of restoration…

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….

May 3, 2020. In 1921, ninety-nine years ago, Urrutia purchased 15 acres of land at Hildebrand and Broadway on the outskirts of San Antonio. Over the next several decades the accomplished Mexican surgeon created his garden of Miraflores… 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>>>