 There are eighty-eight authors, all male, some of the better known being King Dinis of Portugal (52 songs in this genre), Johan Airas de Santiago (45), Johan Garcia de Guilhade (22), Juião Bolseiro (15), Johan Baveca (13), Pedr' Amigo de Sevilha (10), João Zorro (10), Pero Meogo (9), Bernal de Bonaval (8), Martim Codax (7).Even Mendinho, author of a single song, has been acclaimed as a master poet.The "cantiga de amigo" have been said to have characteristics in common with the Mozarabic "kharajat", but these may be merely coincidences of female speaker and erotic themes.