Gregorio Marañón, an early endocrinologist (physician), believed that homosexuality was caused by an endocrine disorder (a theory now totally discredited). He applied this diagnosis to Enrique IV of Castile, Spain's most disreputable king... more
Gregorio Marañón, an early endocrinologist (physician), believed that homosexuality was caused by an endocrine disorder (a theory now totally discredited). He applied this diagnosis to Enrique IV of Castile, Spain's most disreputable king and the only one to be called homosexual ("puto") while alive. This article analyzes Marañón's position and proposes another interpretation for Enrique's behavior.
