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 >>>
Miraflores: a conversation with the author
© Anne Elise Urrutia
Join Anne Elise Urrutia, author of “Miraflores, San Antonio’s Mexican Garden of Memory” at the Texas Book Festival in Austin, discussing Miraflores, del pasado al futuro. Miraflores was the historic garden created in San Antonio by Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, a noted physician who immigrated to San Antonio from Mexico in 1914. Free and open to the public.
The Contemporary Austin-Jones Center
Austin, Texas
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 »»