Claim: The Cancioneiro da Vaticana contains 228 with a total of 1205 lyrics and nearly all the poems belong to three principal genres of secular cantigas.
Evidence: The songbook contains 228 with a total of 1205 lyrics that date from the 13th and 14th centuries. Nearly all the poems belong to the three principal genres of secular cantigas: the cantigas de amigo, cantigas de amor and cantigas de escárnio e maldizer.