Abstract
From Ayala’s Chronicles of Ayala to the Pombo Gira entity, the traditions about Maria de Padilha have crossed many crossroads, including those covered by comedy in the 17th century. In the 1617 print, Lope de Vega’s comedy La Niña de Plata in his Novena Parte tells the story of dom Pedro I and his half-brother dom Enrique, and also the story of Dorotea, which is a model of mujer ingeniosa coded by Lope de Vega in the book. We argue that we can assume Maria de Padilha’s presence in the play through the courtier's environment and that Dorotea and Padilha are mujeres ingeniosas.
Keywords:
La Niña de Plata
; Lope de Vega;
Novena Parte
;
mujer ingeniosa
; Maria de Padilha