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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 intervention of the army of Don Fernando de Antequera in the pacification of Catalonia after the commitment of Caspe in 1412 and also in the custody of the Count of Urgel, Jaime I the "disortat", imprisoned in the castle of Xátiva in the cell next to the Duke of Calabria room. The references of this family seem to be needed more frequently from the 15th to the 19th century, especially the events in Cuba, forming part of the glorious defense of Havana in the late 19th century. All this seems to coincide with the family memory of some of the members of the Saboya family branch. The study of the family heraldic shield "speaks" to us of those who formed the origin of the S. family, since that was its function, that of manifesting its differential elements to others, since the inclusion of the cross element is the first figure used in heraldry and its meaning is the relationship of its members with the faith and the expansion of Christianity. The enamels of the S. weapon proclaim the following values: Silver corresponds to the symbol of the Moon, purity, sincerity, temperance, clemency and kindness are the spiritual characteristics of the family, to which we must add others such as the desire to victory and success and eloquence.