All in Miraflores

Miraflores ~ autographed

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 >>>

Miraflores Gets a New Next-Door Neighbor

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….Read more>>>

Miraflores Shines on TPR

May 22, 2018. If you're a Texas Public Radio fan, then you probably heard Jack Morgan's story on Miraflores this past Friday. Jack interviewed me about Dr. Aureliano Urrutia’s garden, and expertly wove together an overview of family history and current restoration efforts at this unique garden. Read more>>>

Exploration at Miraflores

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>>>

Miraflores to Resprout

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>>>