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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 conquest of Lérida and Fraga (1,149) and Tortosa (1,151 approx.) accompanying the troops of the nobles who formed the army of Ramón Berenguer IV and who obtained the same privileges of the Crusaders according to the bull of Eugenio III. The references of this family seem to be needed more frequently from the 15th to the 19th century, especially the events of Barcelona and Berga, of September 11 and 12, 1714, in which the dynastic war between the Austria and the Bourbons ended tragically. All this seems to coincide with the family memory of some of the members of the Rogel family branch. They are his weapons: In silver, five loops, azure, put on waves, azure and silver, in a belt. The study of the family heraldic shield "speaks" to us of those who formed the origin of the R. family, since that was their function, that of manifesting their differential elements to others, since the inclusion of the element waves is the characteristic of the nobles of the maritime militia although it is also representative of the maritime trade. The enamels of the weapon of the R. 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 must be added others such as the desire to victory and success and eloquence.