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Very old lineage. By references of historians of the time and others found by Araldis in the city and other private registry files, we could affirm, but not assure, that this shield or another very similar to it, initially appeared from the 11th to the 14th century, particularly in the campaign of King Sancho VII, in 1215, forming part of the troops that conquered several Valencian towns and that Pope Honorius III recognized his property in 1216. The references of this family seem to be needed more frequently from the 15th to the 19th century especially the events of the promotion of the cultivation of sugar cane in the Antilles in 1644. All this seems to coincide with the family memory of some of the members of the branch of the Ponci family. They are his weapons: Barracks. First and fourth: in gules, a silver faucet, and second and third: in gold, five sinople panelas, put on a cross. The study of the family heraldic shield "speaks" to us of those who formed the origin of the P. family, since that was its function, that of manifesting its differential elements to others, since the inclusion of the griffin element is a fabulous animal, half eagle and half lion. It is an emblem of ingenuity and greatness. The enamels of the P. weapon proclaim the following values: the Gules is the symbol of strength, power, fervent love for God and neighbor, such is the meaning of this enamel, to which we should add the desire of dominance, courage, audacity, strength and magnanimity, a high percentage of this type of family shield was given by acts of war.