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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 battle of Alarcos where Alfonso VIII, king of Castile, was defeated in 1195 and where the king himself accompanied by his hosts, among whom members of this family were part, heroically resisted although they were later excommunicated by Pope Celestine III. The references of this family seem to be more frequently specified from the XV to the XIX century, especially the facts of the negotiation with the French of the Treaty of the Pyrenees on November 7, 1659, and especially in the exact delimitation of the border with Catalonia. and France. All this seems to coincide with the family memory of some of the members of the Noia family branch. They are his weapons: In silver, two narrow ones, of gules. Silver border, with eight castles, of gules. The study of the family heraldic shield "speaks" to us of those who formed the origin of the N. family, since that was their function, that of manifesting to the others their differential elements, since the inclusion of the castle element is the characteristic of the feudal domain, belonging to families with memory prior to the 11th century, it is a symbol of authority, government and protection. The enamels of the N. 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 must be added others such as the desire to victory and success and eloquence.