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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 campaigns against the Turks in 1,302 and seem to be cited in the victories of Artaki (October 1,302), Philadelphia (May 1, 1,303) and Mount Taurus (August 15, 1,304). The references of this family seem to be needed more frequently from the 15th to the 19th century, especially the events of the fight against the Napoleonic dynasty and the industrial reconstruction of the 19th century in Catalonia. All this seems to coincide with the family memory of some of the members of the Preto family branch. They are his weapons: Barracks. First and fourth: in the field of gules, a clamped hand, and pointed waves of azure and silver, and second and third: in azure, a star of eight golden rays. 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 element hand is the characteristic of the family towards life, probably that was influenced or related to significant members of the Church. 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.