{"product_id":"miraflores-san-antonios-mexican-garden-of-memory-paperback","title":"Miraflores: San Antonio's Mexican Garden of Memory - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Elise Urrutia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTomás Ybarra-Frausto\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAureliano Urrutia, a prominent physician in Mexico City, built Miraflores garden after he immigrated to San Antonio, Texas, from Mexico in 1914 during the Mexican Revolution.\u003c\/b\u003e A man of science, Urrutia professed the importance of nature, art, literature, history, music, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything in \u003ci\u003eMiraflores\u003c\/i\u003e, located near the headwaters of the San Antonio River--the plants, architecture, sculpture, and artisanship--formed an atmospheric landscape reflecting Urrutia's love for and memory of his homeland. Sculptures and fountains created by Luis L. Sanchez, Ignacio Asúnsolo, and Dionicio Rodríguez, and other Mexican artists and artisans evoked the ideals of Mexican culture, all surrounded by Talavera tile and plant species native to Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003eThe wear of time saw many of the garden's features, artworks, and landscape elements decayed, lost, or significantly altered. Despite being one of the country's unique cultural landscapes, situated at the edge of historic Brackenridge Park, the garden became barely recognizable.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMiraflores\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne Elise Urrutia, the great-granddaughter of Urrutia, recounts the garden's history, drawing on family archives and other primary sources to reconstruct this remarkable story.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiraflores\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the importance of green spaces in urban areas and the vitality of a place's cultural, historical, and artistic meanings. Urrutia's garden was a magical gift to Texas and an international tribute to his Mexican homeland.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a teenager, \u003cb\u003eAnne Elise Urrutia\u003c\/b\u003e ventured into Miraflores, the disappearing family garden of her great-grandfather, Aureliano Urrutia, in San Antonio, Texas. Over the years she has continued to explore the garden and its history. Her research on Miraflores has allowed her to rebuild, through words and pictures, the doctor's lost landscape and receive his message of cultural heritage communicated through this once beautiful and expressive place. Urrutia, a native San Antonian, is the recipient of an International Latino Book Award silver medal, the Mimi Lozano Best History Book award, and the San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation Publication Award. She holds an English degree from Colorado College and blogs at quintaurrutia.com. She lives in Western Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47854631780600,"sku":"9781595349361","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/Wa-8B0kurj9781595349361.webp?v=1783519106","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/miraflores-san-antonios-mexican-garden-of-memory-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}