Casona Spencer

Edward John Spencer King was born in England on April 25, 1928. He studied painting and sculpture at various art institutions of his country, France and Italy, and exhibited his work in majorgalleries in London.
Along with Elizabeth Brown, his wife, first traveled to Mexico, plan to walk and see the country. They arrived in Cuernavaca on 22 February 1965 and stayed at the La Casona.
Thentoured part of Mexico and had a 18-month stay in San Luis Potosi. In 1967 returned to Cuernavaca in order to live in this town. They stayed in the same room where they had been two years earlier, and spendthe rest of his life in a building that was on arrival hotel, then housing and private property later.
Spencer, in addition to his creative work, participate in cultural and artistic life of thecity of Cuernavaca. Make important works such as the construction of the bell tower of the church of Santa Catalina in Buena Vista, the "Cross of Cuernavaca", which is placed in the open chapel of theCathedral, and the construction project throughout its life, the Walls ( The walls) and wrought iron gates surrounding the churchyard of the Magi in Tetela del Monte and why in 1992 the community ofthis county names him "tlamantini", ie "one who knows".
Alongside his personal work in the city, his intention was to create an artistic and cultural forum in Cuernavaca, in a historical space. In 1984,Spencer made his first attempt to try to save from demolition which was the house in Cuernavaca Malcolm Lowry, author of Under the Volcano, but fails to acquire the necessary resources. Just rescueswhat was the "tower" that appears in that novel where he lived the character M. Laruelle and effectively run Lowry himself in 1945-1946.
In 1986, Elizabeth died, John goes to England to resolve legalissues and meets economic resources that will help you later in Cuernavaca purpose of providing a home of culture.
In 1996, the Institute of Culture of the State of Morelos awarded the medal Jose...