who is petrus gonsalvus
Petrus Gonsalvus (Pedro Gonzalez), referred to by Ulisse Aldrovandi as the man of the woods, was born in 1537 in Tenerife. His life has been well chronicled as he became famous during his lifetime on account of his condition (hypertrichosis). He first came to the court of Henry II, King of France in 1547, and was sent from there to the court of Margaret of Parma, regent of the Netherlands. He married while there.
Petrus Gonsalvus. Born Petrus Gonsalvus of Tenerive, he also became popularly known as the Wolfman of the Canary Islands because of the unusual trait that he had inherited, which was that he grew hair all over his body.