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 >>>
December 1, 2022. As a teenager, Anne Elise Urrutia first ventured in to photograph the disappearing family garden of her great-grandfather. Over the years her research on Miraflores and her family history has allowed her to rebuild, through words and pictures, the doctor’s lost landscape. Read more >>>
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 >>>
October 8, 2022. Next up: UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts in October; Texas Book Festival in Austin, TX in November! All events free and open to the community. Read more >>>
August 18, 2022. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage month, in September I will be speaking at some great venues, and all events are free and open to the public. Join me! Read more >>>
July 17, 2022. I hope you will join me at one or more of many upcoming talks and book signings. Alll are free and open to the public. Read more >>>
June 6, 2022. You are invited! We are celebrating the release of Miraflores: San Antonio’s Mexican Garden of Memory. Read more >>>
