The Galician-Portuguese term soldadeira, and the Spanish term soldadera, meant a woman of questionable morality who danced and performed gymnastic exercises during the performance of playwrights or troubadours. They have been referred to as "spiritual heirs" of the puellae gaditanae mentioned by Martial and Juvenal.
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Nobre, jogral com viola de arco, rapariga com pandeiro redondo e de soalhas exteriores. Note-se que ...