It comes from Portugal, located in Miranda de Douro near the border between Portugal, Galicia and Zamora. Its meat stands out for the intensity of its flavour. It is a high-yielding animal with very large low loins, sharing similarities in fatness with the Minhota breed. Like the Arouquesa, the Mirandesa is related to the five Spanish breeds that make up the Morena Galega or Morenas del Noroeste group: the Cachena, the Caldelana or Caldelá, the Frieiresa, the Limiana or Limiá and the Vianesa.
