The “blame Juan!” game was funny, I agree. :) Considering the virulence of syphilis in those years, before it developed a little more latency, I would be surprised if Juan, considering his lifestyle in Rome and Gandia, *hadn’t* had it, too, but true, he never went on record. - I think I know which other series you mean; it was made for Catalan tv, and yes, it had the syphilis… and while they’re usually proud of their Borja in Catalonia, they didn’t shy away from some of the more icky/difficult-from-today’s-pov aspects. But script- and acting-wise … you could tell it was made with a limited regional tv budget.